A project to convert the 3 district-level medical centres in Hai Chau, Cam Le, and Hoa Vang into the so-called ‘satellite facilities’ for the Da Nang General Hospital will be implemented over the 2019 – 2021 period.

The aim is to reduce the current patient overload at the hospital and enhance the quality of healthcare services at these medical centres.

Under the highly practical project, the ‘nuclear hospital’ will conduct the transfer of its medical technique, and send its medical staff to the satellite facilities for professional support, supervise the implementation of the transferred specialist packages, and set up a consultancy team for the satellite units.

Meanwhile, the 3 medical centres are responsible for upgrading their facilities, proposing their equipment procurement, and receiving and offering treatment to patients who are in recovery period from the ‘nuclear hospital’ in accordance with the technical packages that have been transferred.

Many such advanced techniques as anesthesia, emergency resuscitation, hemodialysis and endoscopic appendectomy will be performed at the 2 medical establishments.

The implementation of the project helps to reduce the transfer rate from ‘satellite facilities’ to the ‘nuclear hospital’ by at least 15%.

The project is expected to enable the medical establishments to acquire experience, technologies, devices, and human resources from the hospital.

Also, more citizens can now enjoy medical advances right at their local hospitals.

Addressing the Wednesday meeting on the project, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Le Trung Chinh asked concerned agencies to estimate project costs and give guidance for human resource training activities.

By late this month, the project implementation plans must be completed.