TWG LONG AN OBSTETRICS AND PEDIATRICS HOSPITAL TO SEND DONATIONS OF FOUR DIALYSIS MACHINES VALUED AT VND 1.5 BILLION TO DA NANG DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

24.11.2020

With the spirit of contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has contributed four dialysis machines worth 1.5 billion VND to Da Nang Department of Health, supporting Da Nang in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with underlying chronic kidney failure and intermittent hemodialysis.

With the permission of the Ministry of Health to approve the technical list - in Decision No. B3456 /QD-BYT dated August 5, 2020, Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has officially accepted patients on 7/8/2020 in two departments: Obstetrics and Pediatrics.

Receiving patients at Obstetric department at TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Photo: Xuan Truong

On the first day of operation, many pregnant women and young children in Long An and neighboring provinces have visited the Hospital.

The hospital's physicians pick up the first baby born by the Kangaroo method. Photo: Xuan Truong

In the condition that the hospital has newly operated, there are still many difficulties, especially in the current complicated situation of COVID-19 epidemic, the Board of Directors of the TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has directed the whole hospital to concentrate and only receive patients in two faculties: Obstetrics and Pediatrics, while deploying medical examination and treatment for people.

People’s physician, Dr. Vo Thi De - former Director of TWG Long An Health Department, medical advisor of the hospital congratulates the first mother to have a successful cesarean section. Photo: Xuan Truong

Right on the first day, the hospital has examined 216 patients, including 136 outpatients and 80 inpatients. There were 13 births and two surgeries. In the following days, the number of patients visiting and treating hospital has increased.

On this occasion, with the spirit of contributing to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, the TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has handed four dialysis machines worth 1.5 billion VND to the Da Nang Department of Health, in order to support Da Nang in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with underlying chronic kidney failure, hemodialysis…

Supporting Da Nang COVID-19 patients, the representative of the TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital donates four dialysis machines to the Da Nang Department of Health. Photo: Xuan Truong

 Before that, on the afternoon of July 10, the 500-bed TWG Long An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital was officially inaugurated into operation. The hospital is expected to bring practical values in health care for people in Long An province and surrounding areas, especially in the two key specialties: Obstetrics and Pediatrics.

This is the first healthcare project in the country that the Government allows transforming from public investment to private investment, in accordance with the policy of socialization following by Government's Resolution No. 23 in 2019, with the aim of serving the Southwest region in general and Long An in particular.

Source: https://suckhoedoisong.vn/bv-san-nhi-twg-long-an-tang-so-y-te-da-nang-4-may-loc-than-tri-gia-15-ty-dong-n178571.html