Hanoi to put 500-bed COVID-19 treatment hospital into operation on Sep. 1

Located in Yen So ward, Hoang Mai district, the treatment hospital has 500 beds (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A hospital providing treatment for severe and critical
COVID-19 patients in Hanoi and northern localities will be put into operation
on September 1 after one month of construction.

Located in Yen So ward, district on an area of 3.5
hectares, the hospital has 500 beds and all rooms are equipped with a
camera system to monitor patients’ condition.

The hospital seen from above (Photo: VNA)

As the second facility of the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, it will serve as a national COVID-19
(ICU) which will provide treatment for patients in severe and critical
conditions and technical support for other COVID-19 medical facilities in the
assigned areas.

The hospital plans to mobilize about 1,000 medical workers,
including 272 doctors and 680 nurses.

Construction on the began on
July 24./.