One more patient dies in medical incident in Hoa Binh

The where the dialysis  incident took place (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)

Hoa Binh (VNA) – Nguyen Thi Bich Nguyen,
who was among 18 patient having suspected during their kidney
dialysis at the General Hospital of Hoa Binh province, died on early June 4.

The death of the 46-year-old patient has made
mortalities resulted from the medical incident amounting to 8.

The incident took place on May 29. Once the
deaths of seven people were reported, the provincial General Hospital turned
off its dialysis machines and transferred the living patients to Hoa Binh
city’s General Hospital and Hanoi-based Bach Mai hospital for emergency
treatment. 

, head of the Health Ministry’s
Medical Examination and Treatment Department, led a working group to Hoa Binh
the same day to deal with the incident. Four doctors from Bach Mai hospital
also went to the province to deliver assistance. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam requested the
Ministry of Health, the Department of Health and General Hospital of Hoa Binh
province and Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital to mobilise all available resources
to save these patients.

At a working session with the provincial
authorities and the hospital’s medical staff on May 31, Health Minister Nguyen
Thi Kim Tien asked the Hoa Binh Health Department to clarify the cause of the
case.

The Vietnam Red Cross VRC has presented a total
of 86.5 million VND (3,760 USD) to families of the dead and living
patients.-VNA