After the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet), the construction progress of key medical facilities in Da Nang has been accelerated with a quick tempo and bustling atmosphere recorded on their construction sites. Key projects put into use as planned will make an important contribution to enhancing the quality of people's health care services.

The construction progress of key medical facilities in Da Nang has been accelerated after Tet break. The Da Nang Centre for Organ and Stem Cell Transplantation project at Da Nang General Hospital is on way to reach completion. Photo: P.C

After 2 years of construction, the Organ and Stem Cell Transplantation Centre at the Da Nang General Hospital, the largest of its kind in Da Nang, is entering the completion stage. The project was approved by the Da Nang People's Committee dated May 13, 2019 with a total investment of more than VND495 billion.

In addition to the renovation and transformation of functional departments at the hospital, the main building block features 11 floors, two basements and one technical floor with a gross internal floor area of more than 19,000m² and synchronous medical equipment.

As assessed by Mr. Nguyen Huu Nhat, the Director of the Da Nang Management Board for Urban Infrastructure Construction and Development Projects, the investor cum the manager of the the Organ and Stem Cell Transplantation Centre, it is a key project that contributes to changing the face of the Da Nang health sector, turning this city into an organ and stem cell transplant centre in the Central Viet Nam and Central Highlands regions. The whole project is expected to be completed in May.

Another important project coming to the finish line next month is the Da Nang Centre Injury Neurosurgery and Plastic Burns. Approved by the municipal government in May 2019 with a total investment of more than VND 471 billion, this project, with a total floor area of more than 23,402m², includes the main block of 11 floating floors, 2 basements, a wastewater treatment system with a daily capacity of 1,700m³ and sufficient modern and medical equipment. With work commencing in April 2020, this important project is scheduled to be completed and put into use in March 2023.

Over the past time, the municipal administration has given a nod to the construction of many district-level health centres and bringing ‘new coats’ to the existing ones, thereby significantly contributing to enhancing the quality of medical examination and treatment at the grassroots and reducing the patient load on nuclear hospitals.

For example, work started on more than VND398 billion Phase 1 of the rebuilding of Thanh Khe District Medical Centre in November 202. It is expected to be completed in May 2024.

The project main facility items include a new multi-functional building block with six floors, one technical floor, one basement and medical equipment.

Previously, the Son Tra, Hai Chau and Cam Le district-level medical centres had been given a new faces after upgrading projects there at more than 241 billion VND, 163 billion VND and 23 billion VND, respectively.

Doctor Tran Thanh Thuy, the Deputy Director in charge of the municipal Department of Health, said that over the past time, a series of medical investment projects have been completed by the Da Nang Management Board for Urban Infrastructure Construction and Development Projects on schedule, with their quality ensured.

Notable among such above-mentioned projects are the Centre for Neurosurgery, Trauma and Plastic Burns at the Da Nang General Hospital, the renovation of the Da Nang Maternity and Paediatrics Hospital with more medical equipment and the Tropical Medicine Hospital on the second campus of the Da Nang General Hospital 2 in Hoa Quy Commune.

Currently, the health sector is effectively partnering with relevant local agencies to carry out compulsory procedures to implement investment projects such as the upgrade of Hoa Vang and Ngu Hanh Son medical centers.

The synchronous investment capital channeled in facilities will help the Da Nang healthcare sector improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, meeting the increasing needs of residents inside and outside the city in the coming time.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG - Translating by A.THU