July 13, 2021 | 21:04 (GMT+7)
Military hospital turned into COVID-19 treatment hospital
PANO – Under the direction of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of the Ministry of National Defense and Military Region 7 (MR7), the Eastern People Military Hospital decided to receive COVID-19 patients, including MR7’s troops and local people, for treatment to curb the spread of the virus in Ho Chi Minh City.
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A representative of the Health Department of HCM City working with the hospital’s leaders |
Particularly, on July 11, the hospital suspended receiving inpatients and outpatients as well as medical examinations to focus on the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Patients under treatment other than COVID-19 ones were moved to Thu Duc General Hospital and Military Hospital 4 (Army Corps 4).
In a short time, the hospital quickly prepared personnel, medical equipment, and protective suits to receive around 400 infected cases for treatment.
Earlier, the hospital also detected, quarantined and treated 30 SARS-CoV-2 infected cases.
Despite the high risk of being exposed to COVID-19, doctors from the Internal Medicine Department of the hospital did their utmost to treat infected cases, contributing to the containment of the pandemic.
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A medical staff checking patients’ health conditions |
To increase the quality of COVID-19 treatment, the hospital has closely coordinated with HCM City's Health Department and other hospitals to provide treatment methods in line with clinical protocol.
Translated by Chung Anh