As of May 2023, nearly 1 million children have received free heart screening by Hoan My Da Nang Hospital (HDDH), of which 5,237 children with congenital heart disease were detected and supported with surgery and treatment costs.
Continue the story of the heart
According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, every year Vietnam has about 15,000 children with congenital heart disease, about 50% of children receive timely treatment support. The rest have to wait, do not have the conditions for treatment or are not detected.
In order for children with congenital heart disease to be treated in the best conditions, right from the first days of its establishment, HMĐN Hospital has focused on building a comprehensive congenital heart treatment team, including a team of diagnostic ultrasound doctors; surgeons trained and interned at major hospitals in the country and abroad; a team of anesthesiologists with more than 20 years of experience; a team of cardiologists, pediatricians, nutritionists and nurses providing specialized post-operative care; a system of modern machinery, sterile operating rooms, meeting all requirements in congenital heart surgery.
Since 2007, the program "Continuing the story of the heart", screening and congenital heart surgery for children, implemented by the HMĐN Hospital, with the coordination and support of funds, associations, organizations, and benefactors, has organized screening for children in poor rural areas across the Central Highlands.
Baby TM (8 months old) had surgery to correct all congenital heart defects.
Many cases of children with congenital heart disease, small stature, malnutrition, children with complex heart diseases (tetralogy of Fallot, double outlet right ventricle, transposition of the great arteries, APSO, APSI, Ebstein, single ventricle heart...) have been successfully treated, intervened, and operated on at HMĐN. Of these, the majority are children between the ages of 2 - 6 months old, weighing less than 5 kg.
Sharing the burden with the families of children with congenital heart disease
MSc. Nguyen Thanh Hien, Head of the Cardiovascular - Thoracic Department, HMĐN Hospital, said that most children with congenital heart disease are from poor households, so when they hear that the cost of surgery is up to hundreds of millions of VND, most parents are "in tears" because they cannot afford to treat their children. "Therefore, not only do doctors and nurses examine and perform heart surgery for children, but they also want to "take care of everything". By coordinating with associations, organizations, and benefactors, the hospital tries to mobilize nearly 100% of the cost of surgery for children with congenital heart disease," said Dr. Hien.
Sharing about the efforts to heal hearts, Dr. Truong Nguyen Thoai Nhan, Director of the HMĐN Hospital, said: "In parallel with efforts in screening, treating, and performing surgery for congenital heart disease, the hospital is still trying to connect with organizations and donors to mobilize financial support, helping more and more children with congenital heart disease have the opportunity to have surgery."
According to Dr. Truong Nguyen Thoai Nhan, it is expected that in 2023, the Cardiovascular Center will be built and put into operation at the HMĐN Hospital. Here, many specialized techniques will be invested and developed, so that people in the Central region can access modern, quality diagnostic and treatment methods without having to go far...
Families and parents with children with congenital heart disease who need medical examination, medical advice, and support for surgery costs and congenital heart disease intervention, please contact: 0905 513 189 - Master - Doctor Nguyen Thanh Hien, Head of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department or Hotline of Hoan My Da Nang Hospital: 02363 650 676 (24/7).
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