Ho Chi Minh City fines many private medical facilities

In the first two weeks of December 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Inspectorate inspected and handled medical facilities that violated regulations in the field of medical examination and treatment.

Medical news on December 16: Ho Chi Minh City fines many private medical facilities

In the first two weeks of December 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Inspectorate inspected and handled medical facilities that violated regulations in the field of medical examination and treatment.

Ho Chi Minh City fines many private medical facilities

Among them, many decisions to handle administrative violations were issued, along with allowing the Plastic Surgery Department of a hospital to resume operations.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health recommends that people carefully check information when choosing a medical facility and make sure that the facility has a legal operating license.

The Department of Health Inspectorate has conducted surprise inspections of a number of medical facilities after receiving complaints from people about violations in medical examination and treatment activities.

Hong Cuong General Clinic (87-89 Thanh Thai, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City): Upon inspection on December 4, 2024, this clinic violated regulations on medical practice registration, medical record storage, and advertising. This is a repeat violator and will continue to be closely monitored.

Heart and Hand Traditional Medicine Clinic (173/114 Khuong Viet, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City): Inspection on December 12, 2024 showed that this clinic did not create outpatient medical records, did not have an advertising certificate, the signboard did not contain complete information, and did not ensure operating conditions. The Department of Health Inspectorate will strictly handle these violations.

The Inspectorate of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has issued many decisions to sanction facilities that violate regulations in the field of medical examination and treatment:

Business household of Ms. Ha Nhu Thuy (District 7): Fined 80 million VND, suspended for 18 months for not having a license to operate medical examination and treatment.

Asan Business Household (District 10): Fined 25 million VND, suspended operations for 4.5 months, violating the use of drugs and substances that interfere with the human body.

Cao Thang Dental Clinic (District 3): Fined 61 million VND, revoked operating license for 2 months and professional manager's practice certificate for 1 month.

Hoan Cau General Clinic (District 5): Fined 44.7 million VND, had its operating license revoked for 3 months due to violations related to record keeping and advertising.

Shynh House Company Limited (District 1): Fined 16 million VND for violations of signs and service price posting.

Saigon 2 Dental Company Limited (District 12): Fined 12 million VND for having a signboard with insufficient basic information and incomplete medical records.

Owner of Nice Smile One business (Tan Binh district): Fined 7.5 million VND, revoked the professional practice certificate of the person in charge for 2 months for not being present at the facility during working hours.

Truy Ba Aesthetics Company Limited (District 7): Fined 45 million VND for advertising products and services that have not been approved by competent authorities.

Ratio Medical Company Limited (District 3): Fined 30 million VND for advertising without legal documents to prove it.

Mega Gangnam International Investment Joint Stock Company (District 10): Fined 42 million VND for advertising and incomplete records.

On December 11, 2024, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health agreed with the correction report of Paris Cosmetic Dentistry Hospital and allowed the Department of Cosmetic Surgery to resume operations.

Previously, in August 2024, the Department of Cosmetic Surgery was suspended for 3 months due to technical violations in medical examination and treatment activities. The hospital must strictly implement regulations on surgical safety and infection control.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health recommends that people carefully check information when choosing a medical facility and make sure that the facility has a legal operating license.

People can look up information about medical examination and treatment facilities at https://tracuu.khambenh.gov.vn. If you detect any violations, please immediately notify the Department of Health Inspectorate via hotline 0989.401.155 or the "Online Health" application to help check and handle promptly.

Upgrading provincial hospitals and developing specialized healthcare systems

The health facility network planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, aims to upgrade a number of provincial general hospitals into regional hospitals, in order to provide specialized medical services and improve people's access to high-quality health care.

These hospitals not only play a leading role in providing professional support to medical facilities in the region, but also play an important role in responding to emergencies such as epidemics and disasters.

Specifically, provincial general hospitals in regions such as the Northern Midlands and Mountains, Red River Delta, North Central, Central Highlands, Southeast and Mekong Delta will be upgraded to regional hospitals.

In addition, a number of provincial specialized hospitals will also be transformed into specialized centers in areas such as oncology, cardiology, obstetrics and pediatrics, geriatrics, traditional medicine and other specialties. It is expected that 20 provincial general hospitals will be upgraded to regional hospitals and 7 new hospitals will be added in areas with difficulty in accessing central hospitals.

In addition, the non-public health system will also thrive, especially in providing high-tech services and on-demand medical examination and treatment.

Private hospitals will make an important contribution to the development of the national health network, with the proportion of private hospital beds expected to account for 10% of total hospital beds by 2025, 15% by 2030 and 25% by 2050.

Demand for hospital beds is forecast to continue to increase during 2021-2030, with an expected addition of 92,500 hospital beds, of which approximately 8,700 beds will be added to national-level hospitals.

Proposal to increase allowances for medical staff

The Ministry of Health has just released a new draft Decree on preferential allowances for medical staff. This draft aims to adjust the occupational allowances for medical staff, especially those working in difficult areas or special specialties such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and nuclear medicine. Medical staff working in these areas will receive higher allowances, up to 70%.

According to the Ministry of Health, the number of people receiving preferential allowances for their profession is currently about 157,743, of which the majority are at commune health stations and district health centers. If approved, this draft will help reduce the shortage of medical personnel, improve the income of medical staff and attract them to stay in the industry for a long time.

Experts in the health sector believe that, in addition to basic salary, professional allowances need to be increased to encourage medical staff to devote themselves, especially in areas with difficult and dangerous work such as emergency and intensive care.

Some doctors and nurses, when asked, shared that although the allowance has increased, it is still not commensurate with the effort and work pressure that medical staff are shouldering. If the allowance is adjusted, it will be a great motivation for us to continue to stick together and contribute.

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