A view of Gia An 115 Hospital (Source: http://cafef.vn)
HCM City
(VNA) – – the first health care facility constructed in the
form of (PPP) in – was inaugurated
on December 22.
The hospital, a joint
effort of Hoa Lam Corporation and , has a 10-storey building with
367 patient beds and 60 check-up rooms along with medical equipment meeting
international standards.
Licensed to operate as
from August 31, 2018, Gia An 115 is a general hospital with specialized departments such as cardiology,
neurology and stroke, endocrinology, physical therapy and rehabilitation
services.
The hospital has the
professional support from People’s 115 Hospital with the consultations of leading
experts and doctors in many fields.
Gia An 115 Hospital is the second facility in the International
Hi-tech Healthcare Park of Hoa Lam Shangri-La, a healthcare complex founded in
2008 with more than 1,700 inpatient beds. The complex is expected to host six
general and specialized hospitals, as well as auxiliary facilities.
Addressing the
inauguration ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Binh, Director of the Ho Chi Minh
City Department of Health said that the policy of developing PPP health care
has been implemented by the city for years, but the scale of past projects
remains small.
This is the first time
a PPP hospital has been built in the city, marking a fruitful cooperation
between a public hospital and a private business, he noted.
Along with helping ease
overload in central-level hospitals in the city, the hospital will provide
quality health care services at reasonable cost to local patients, he stated.
The official affirmed
that in the future, the city’s health sector will continue implementing more
similar project to better meet the medical demand of locals.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
