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South Korean tourist survives near-fatal heart failure thanks to rapid intervention in Da Nang

South Korean tourist survives near-fatal heart failure thanks to rapid intervention in Da Nang

A 24-year-old South Korean tourist survived a near-fatal medical emergency in Da Nang after doctors raced against time to save his life using advanced heart-lung support.
I had to wait 3 months to see a doctor in Canada

I had to wait 3 months to see a doctor in Canada

HCMC patients struggle to find dialysis spots at overloaded hospitals

HCMC patients struggle to find dialysis spots at overloaded hospitals

Vietnam aims for 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025

Vietnam aims for 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025

The government targets to have 15 doctors per 10,000 people by 2025, an increase of 3 from the current rate.
March 2, 2024 | 11:30 pm PT
Restrooms, procedures most disappointing at HCMC public hospitals: survey

Restrooms, procedures most disappointing at HCMC public hospitals: survey

The HCMC Department of Health has recorded over 12,500 pieces of negative feedback at public hospitals, most of them about registration services and restroom quality.
January 15, 2024 | 06:02 pm PT
Waiting time at Vietnam hospitals not as bad as in Germany

Waiting time at Vietnam hospitals not as bad as in Germany

Many Vietnamese complain about having to wait in line from 3 a.m. to be seen at hospitals. In Germany, we have to make an appointment several months in advance.
January 15, 2024 | 03:28 pm PT
Cold wave hospitalizes northern Vietnam's vulnerable

Cold wave hospitalizes northern Vietnam's vulnerable

Severe cold in Vietnam over the past week has sent increased numbers of the elderly and children to hospital for respiratory illness.
December 26, 2023 | 03:21 am PT
Public and private hospitals like night and day

Public and private hospitals like night and day

Every trip to a public Vietnamese hospital is a drag, but it is the complete opposite at most local private hospitals.
September 27, 2023 | 06:47 pm PT
Medicine supply crisis could ease as Vietnam removes cap on bidding prices

Medicine supply crisis could ease as Vietnam removes cap on bidding prices

Hospitals will be allowed to negotiate the prices of drugs and medical supplies when bidding instead of having to follow government-set price caps.
March 17, 2023 | 11:10 pm PT
Largest surgical center in northern Vietnam cuts back on surgeries due to severe shortages

Largest surgical center in northern Vietnam cuts back on surgeries due to severe shortages

Viet Duc Hospital, the largest surgical center in northern Vietnam, has cut back on scheduled surgeries beginning Wednesday to save limited resources for emergency cases.
March 2, 2023 | 01:43 am PT
Financial autonomy pushes public hospitals into payments crisis

Financial autonomy pushes public hospitals into payments crisis

Vietnam's public hospitals asked to make and execute budget plans on their own are suffering losses and unable to pay their medical staff and meet other expenses.
October 15, 2022 | 06:07 pm PT
Nurses unable to nurse enthusiasm for stressful, underpaid job

Nurses unable to nurse enthusiasm for stressful, underpaid job

Vietnamese hospitals are struggling to recruit nurses after many have quit saying they are overworked and poorly paid, placing greater burdens on those who stay on the job.
September 30, 2022 | 07:40 pm PT
Two northern hospitals costing $420 mln in limbo

Two northern hospitals costing $420 mln in limbo

Construction of the second facilities of the public Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals in Ha Nam Province has stopped though they are 90% complete.
September 19, 2022 | 08:30 pm PT
Top Vietnam dental hospital faces closure due to anesthetic shortage

Top Vietnam dental hospital faces closure due to anesthetic shortage

The National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology in Hanoi, the country's top facility in the field, is running out of anesthetic and may have to shut down, its doctors said.
September 17, 2022 | 04:55 pm PT
Hospitals at risk of suspending heart surgeries due to medication shortage

Hospitals at risk of suspending heart surgeries due to medication shortage

Major hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are running out of protamine sulfate medicine to reverse the anticoagulant effects of heart surgery.
August 13, 2022 | 05:31 am PT
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