How Long Are Medical Records Kept by Hospitals?

I went for inpatient treatment at the hospital. Does the hospital keep my medical records? If so, how many years are they stored?

According to the Retention Schedule for Health Records issued together with Circular 53/2017/TT-BYT. To be specific:

Name of Record Group, Documents	Retention Period
Medical records for: - Deceased patients; - Mental health patients; - Occupational accidents, domestic accidents; - Standard inpatient, outpatient.	30 years 20 years 15 years 10 years

Thus, when you receive inpatient treatment at the hospital, your medical records will be retained for a period of 10 years.

Sincerely!

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