Patients on dialysis at Le Van Thinh Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The will inaugurate a new dialysis facility in the outlying district of Can Gio in early next month, providing better access to dialysis for people who have or .
The dialysis unit at the Can Gio Health Centre, the first of its kind in the
district, will be equipped with five dialysis machines and essential devices
for dialysis procedures, according to the city’s Department of Health.
Le Van Thinh Hospital will deploy doctors and nurses to Can Gio Health Centre
to care for patients at the dialysis unit.
At least one doctor and two nurses will be responsible for medical care during
dialysis treatments.
Forty-one people on dialysis in Can Gio district have to travel to city-level
hospitals to undergo dialysis.
There are 39 dialysis units in the city to provide treatment for nearly 4,500
people on dialysis, according to the department.
A project on medical capacity improvement in Can Gio district will be submitted
to the municipal People’s Committee soon. The project is aimed at improving
medical services in the district and adopting more medical techniques to serve
local residents./.
Source: VietnamPlus
