In the month since it became a public medical establishment, the Da Nang Cancer Hospital has seen double the number of patients compared with previous months.

Between January and August the hospital received an average of 300 - 350 patients each day, but the figure went up to between 600 and 650 during the last month.  On peak days, the hospital received 700 patients per day. 

A patient being treated at the hospital

Currently, the hospital's beds are nearly full, and the hospital's doctors and nurses are facing heavy workloads.

Apart from giving free meals, the public Cancer Hospital is providing free examinations and treatment for poor patients in the central region and highlands, with top priority given to those from Da Nang and Quang Nam Province.