Need Directions and Support for Technical Expertise

Circular 46 stipulates that first-tier hospitals need to direct and support second-tier hospitals. To be specific:

- Central Military Hospital 108: assists second-tier hospitals in the areas of Military Region 1, Military Region 3, and the Capital Command;- Military Hospital 103/Academy of Military Medicine: directs and supports second-tier hospitals in the areas of Military Region 2 and Military Region 4;- Military Hospital 175: directs and supports second-tier hospitals in the areas of Military Region 5, Military Region 7, and Military Region 9;- Military Traditional Medicine Institute, National Burn Institute Le Huu Trac: directs and supports all military hospitals in the fields of Traditional Medicine and Burns.

Additionally, Circular 46 also stipulates the coordination between lower-tier hospitals as follows:

- Second-tier hospitals are responsible for directing and supporting third-tier hospitals and infirmaries under units registered for examination and treatment at the hospital.- In cases where the upper-tier hospitals provide professional support to lower-tier hospitals but are not within the area of responsibility or not the correct tier, the lower-tier unit shall submit an official dispatch to the Military Medical Department for review and decision.- Professional support between medical examination and treatment facilities within the same unit under the Ministry of National Defense shall be decided by the commander.- The chief medical officer of the unit under the Ministry of National Defense is responsible for directing and organizing professional and operational training for fourth-tier medical examination and treatment facilities.- Lower-tier units and medical examination and treatment facilities are responsible for coordinating and closely connecting with upper-tier hospitals in emergency care, treatment, and patient transfer to enhance professional capacity and draw experience in emergency care and patient treatment.

See more details in Circular 46/2016/TT-BQP, effective from May 18, 2016.

- Thao Uyen -

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE