Message from the Director of Children's Hospital 1 before handing over the position

(Dan Tri) - "I would like to congratulate comrade Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh, who is very deserving of having worked at the hospital for 30 years...", Director of Children's Hospital 1 shared before handing over the position.

On September 30, Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, handed over the decision to appoint Dr. Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh as Director of Children's Hospital 1 from October 1, replacing Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, who will retire according to the regime.

Sharing at the moment of receiving the decision, Dr. Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh pledged to continue to maintain the unit's position as the leading specialized hospital in the South, striving to become a specialized medical center for Pediatrics in Southeast Asia.

The announcement and awarding ceremony of the decision to appoint the Director of Children's Hospital 1 took place on September 30 (Photo: NT).

The new Director of Children's Hospital 1 also promised to ensure the unit develops sustainably and most effectively, following the "three-legged stool" direction.

Specifically, the Hospital will continuously develop technical expertise, continuously improve treatment quality and continuously innovate, in parallel with complying with legal regulations, through 3 main solutions.

First, develop infrastructure. Second, develop human resources. Third, promote digital transformation.

“We will try to complete the construction of block 4B and the remaining 3 blocks in the next term.

With the new, modern infrastructure, the Hospital will continue to develop human resources, thereby developing specialized technical services, promoting specialized intervention centers, including the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Center, the Neonatal Center, the Emergency Resuscitation Center, etc., and at the same time developing specialized specialties such as microsurgery, genetic metabolic diseases, etc.

The hospital also promotes digital transformation, completes electronic medical records, promotes quality management, scientific research and international cooperation, institute-school cooperation, health insurance work... to ensure the rights of patients," said Dr. Minh.

The new Director of Children's Hospital 1 also pledged to strictly comply with procurement and bidding procedures, effectively implement financial autonomy, revenue and expenditure management, and ensure the lives of the unit's medical staff.

Children's Hospital 1 is the final pediatric medical facility in the Southern region (Photo: Hoang Le).

Associate Professor Nguyen Thanh Hung, the previous Director, sent his thanks to the management agencies, especially the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Tang Chi Thuong, for supporting the hospital over the years, especially in the construction of treatment buildings.

At the same time, the Department of Health also pays great attention to the hospital's professional work.

Mr. Hung also sent his thanks to the teachers and leading experts who accompanied him, and the department leaders who went through the most difficult stages with him to gradually build and develop the hospital.

“I would like to congratulate comrade Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh, who is very deserving of having worked at the hospital for nearly 30 years, serving as Deputy Director for 8 years; having gone through "hot battles", and being on the board of directors of the Cu Chi field hospital (during the Covid-19 pandemic).

Hopefully, Dr. Minh's leadership and the support of department heads will continue to develop the hospital further," Associate Professor Nguyen Thanh Hung shared.

Dr. Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh graduated as a general practitioner in 1997. He has been with Children's Hospital 1 for nearly 3 decades and has held many positions, including Head of the General Planning Department.

In 2017, Dr. Ngo Ngoc Quang Minh was appointed Deputy Director of Children's Hospital 1 and has worked in this position until now.

Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced the decision to appoint a new board of directors of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC).

Dr. Nguyen Hong Tam was assigned to hold the position of Director of HCDC, along with 8 deputy directors including Master, Doctor Nguyen Kieu Uyen, Master, Doctor Le Hong Nga, Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Duong, Dr. Vu Xuan Dan, Doctor Ngo Hong Quang, Doctor Nguyen Van Len, Doctor Ha Van Thanh and Doctor Nguyen Viet Dien.

Ceremony to appoint new board of directors of Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (Photo: HCDC).

In his acceptance speech, Mr. Nguyen Hong Tam pledged to make every effort to complete the assigned tasks, building HCDC into a united, democratic, professional organization, capable of meeting the requirements of epidemic prevention and protection of public health according to the expectations of leaders and people in the context of Ho Chi Minh City being oriented to develop into a "super city".

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