Ho Chi Minh City develops Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu into specialized medical hub

Ho Chi Minh City's health sector is actively working to establish Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu as a specialized medical center, marking a significant step in the city's expanded development strategy. Following the administrative merger, top hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are providing comprehensive support to healthcare facilities in the Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu region.

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The health sector of the city is gradually realizing the new strategy in the Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu region, after nearly a year of Ho Chi Minh City expanding its development space.

This support encompasses a wide range of assistance, including the transfer of advanced medical techniques, training for local healthcare personnel, guidance on hospital management, and direct involvement in treating complex cases. Previously, many specialized procedures were only available at tertiary hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. Now, these techniques are being successfully implemented locally, even in remote areas like Côn Đảo, ensuring patients receive timely treatment, reducing costs, and alleviating the burden on referral systems.

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Many techniques that were previously only performed at tertiary hospitals are now being successfully deployed locally, even in the farthest place, Côn Đảo, helping patients receive timely treatment, reduce costs, and reduce the pressure of referral.

The ultimate objective is to empower the healthcare facilities in Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu to become self-sufficient, retain patients within the locality, and emerge as vital components of Ho Chi Minh City's broader medical network. Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Tăng Chí Thượng, outlined a multi-tiered healthcare model for the region. Basic healthcare will manage public health, general hospitals will handle common medical needs, and specialized hospitals will focus on high-tech procedures and key medical fields.

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The ultimate goal is to help the healthcare facilities in the region have enough capacity to develop independently, be strong enough to keep patients in the locality, and gradually become important nuclei in the medical network of the city.

Looking ahead, the focus shifts to developing Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu into a specialized medical cluster, aligning with the city's health sector development plan for 2030, with a vision extending to 2045. The region's strategic location, proximity to the Southeast region, international seaports, industrial zones, logistics hubs, and its status as a major coastal tourism destination provide favorable conditions. These advantages support the growth of specialized medical centers, high-quality medical training institutions, scientific research facilities, emergency services, and medical tourism.

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One of the major directions of the city's health sector is to reorganize the network of examination and treatment according to a multi-level model in the Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu region.