The 100-bed Stroke International Services (SIS) Hospital was built at a cost of 500 billion VND (21.5 million USD) with state-of-the-art equipment (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – The Stroke International Services (SIS) Hospital,
the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta, was put into official operation in
Can Tho city on February 20.
The
100-bed hospital was built at a cost of 500 billion VND (21.5 million USD) with
state-of-the-art equipment, said Tran Chi Cuong, the hospital’s director.
Cooperating
with international medical schools and hospitals like the US-based University
of Tennessee and Erlanger Regional Stroke Centre, as well as the Canada-based University
of Toronto, the SIS Hospital is expected to become a training centre for
domestic and foreign hospitals in the field.
Dr.
Nguyen Huy Quang, Director of the Ministry of Health’s Legal Department,
highlighted the significance of the hospital, saying it has opened up
opportunities for people in the to access high-quality medical
services.
Local
patients will no longer have to travel 200km to Ho Chi Minh City for stroke
treatment, he said, noting that the hospital is also hoped to promote the
development of relevant sectors.
Cuong
said the SIS Hospital aims to reach international standards, but its service
prices will be much lower than other international hospitals.
Of
note, the hospital will provide canoe transport services to patients, he said,
adding that it will offer medical check-ups and treatment for patients with
health insurance cards in the time to come.
Statistics
show that there are an average of 200,000 stroke patients in Vietnam every
year.
The
mortality and disability rate is still high due to a variety of reasons,
including hospitals limited in endovascular intervention capacity and the late hospitalisation
of patients. In particular, there are more than 10,000 cases of stroke patients
in the Mekong Delta region, with a higher rate of mortality and disability than
big cities like HCM City.–VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
