May 16, 2018 | 07:56 (GMT+7)
Military hospital successfully operates on a seriously-ill fisherman
PANO - A 65-year-old patient, suffering from high fever and heavy infection, underwent a successful operation at Military Hospital 175 of the Ministry of National Defense after being transported from Phan Vinh Island Infirmary in Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province, according to Military Hospital 175 on May 14.
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Leadership of Military Hospital 175 inquiring after the patient |
Fisherman Bui Thanh Hong aboard trawler QNg 95157, while fishing in the Truong Sa fishing grounds, was hospitalized at Phan Vinh Island Infirmary when he became badly infected due to his skin condition. At that time, a delegation from Military Hospital 175, led by its director Major General Nguyen Hong Son, was checking the military medical logistics service in the island district and decided to move the patient to the mainland for treatment.
After holding a consultation, the hospital’s doctors came to a decision that the patient must be operated on to save his life.
Following the life-saving surgery, the patient is now recovering.
Translated by Song Anh