The National Institute of Ophthalmology in Hanoi is one of the facilities that will be inspected by the Ministry of Health (Photo: vov.vn) (VNA) – The Ministry of Health plans to look into
health check-ups and treatments offered at public hospitals this year so as to
ensure equal fees are charged at all facilities.
The
ministry will also inspect tenders and purchases of medicines, medical
equipment and materials at the National Hospital of Odonto and Stomotology in
HCM City, National Institute of Ophthalmology in Hanoi and Vietnam-Sweden Uong
Bi Hospital in northern Quang Ninh province.
Next
week, the health and finance ministries will meet to discuss a draft circular
on the framework of health check-up and treatment costs at public hospitals.
The circular is scheduled to be issued in the first quarter of this year to
avoid differences in check-up fees at different hospitals.
As
per the draft circular, the proposed cost of a health check-up service will not
exceed 200,000 VND (9 USD) each time, and specific conditions will be set for
required health check-ups. Currently, the fee for health check-ups at central
hospitals nationwide range from 150,000 VND (7 USD) to 690,000 VND (31 USD) per
time.
The
draft circular also sets the highest fee per day for a room with one bed at 2.4
million VND (107 USD). The lowest price for a room with four beds is 600,000
VND (27 USD) per day.
The
circular aims to ensure that facilities and equipment at hospitals are in sync
with the fees patients pay and avoid situations where patients have to share
beds even as unused beds are being offered for a fee.
The
ministry’s plan also includes public injection centres in Hanoi.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
