Hanoi to build 10 new hospitals by 2025

Hanoi Nephrology Hospital on Yen Lang Street, Dong Da district, Hanoi (Photo: Hanoi Times) 

Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city needs at least 4,200 more beds to
guarantee healthcare for the population, said a city official.

The new hospitals would improve the capital city’s healthcare in line with
international standards so that they will no longer have to travel abroad for
treatment, Hanoi People’s Committee Vice Chairman Le Hong Son said at a recent working
session with the municipal Department of Health.

Under Resolution 37 dated December 10, 2022 of the Hanoi People’s Council, ten
hospital projects are pending approval by municipal authorities, including the
Hanoi Nephrology Hospital, the upgrading of the Hanoi Traditional Medicine
Hospital, the Hanoi Disease Control Center and Dong Da General Hospital, and
the new campus of the Hanoi Tropical Disease Hospital, The Hanoi Times
reported.

The city also hopes to kick-start soon seven hospital projects, which the
authorities have already approved. These projects include renovating the Hanoi
Psychiatric Hospital and the Hanoi Oncology Hospital, constructing the Hanoi
Heart Hospital, and improving the medical ventilation and sewage treatment
systems for all Hanoi-based hospitals.

In addition, five hospital projects whose implementation has not been completed
in 2016-2020 will continue in the next period. These projects include upgrading
and expanding four general hospitals in Thuong Tin, Ha Dong and Ba Vi districts,
Son Tay city, and building Phase 1 of Hanoi Children’s Hospital.

Director of the Hanoi Department of Health Tran Thi Nhi Ha said the municipal
government commits to ensuring 30-35 hospital beds for every 10,000 people by
2025.

To reach the target, Hanoi needs a minimum of 4,200 additional beds.

Son said that the Department of Health, local hospitals, and government
agencies should work closely to resolve issues and speed up the hospital
projects.

He said a strong focus should be placed on Hanoi Children’s Hospital, Hanoi No.
2 Heart Hospital, and Hanoi No. 2 Oncology Hospital.

According to the , the capital city has nearly 80
hospitals and healthcare facilities, with about 22,800 beds or 27.5 beds for
every 10,000 people.

The capital has long struggled with overcrowding in hospitals and health
centers, a critical problem for Hanoi’s hospitals, as these healthcare centers
are located in densely populated areas of the city./.