The Prime Minister visited Can Tho Oncology Hospital (old facility), inspected the current state of facilities and visited and encouraged the medical staff and patients - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister also visited Can Tho Oncology Hospital (old facility), inspected the current state of facilities and visited and encouraged the medical staff, patients and their families there.
Accompanying the Prime Minister were leaders of ministries and Can Tho city.
The Can Tho Oncology Hospital project has a total initial investment of more than 1,700 billion VND (including ODA capital from Hungary and domestic counterpart funds), with a scale of 500 beds. Construction started in October 2017 and is expected to be completed after 3 years (end of 2020). The project is expected to become the largest and most modern oncology hospital in the Mekong Delta region.
However, in 2022, the Can Tho Oncology Hospital project was temporarily suspended when it reached 82% of the construction volume and more than 16% of the equipment supply and installation. Since then, the hospital building has been exposed to the sun and rain, with weeds growing everywhere.
The Prime Minister visited and encouraged the patients - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Meanwhile, Can Tho Oncology Hospital (old facility) continues to operate in a state of cramped, degraded, patchwork, and expanded facilities, but must receive a large number of patients from Can Tho City and neighboring provinces, leading to serious overload, many patients have to share beds. The hospital maintains an average number of outpatients at 700 visits/day; the average number of inpatients is about 480 people/day, sometimes increasing to 650 people/day.
Prime Minister gives gifts to patients - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
During the meeting with voters in July 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed Can Tho leaders, ministries and branches to urgently restart the project with domestic capital, with the spirit of "no matter how difficult it is, it must be done".
This time, during the on-site inspection of the project, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to continue to carry out the work after the inspection conclusion, and handle any violations according to regulations, with the authority of each level handling them; at the same time, the current status was restricted, and the project was restarted, considering this project as urgent.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the restart and completion of the Can Tho Oncology Hospital project is of great significance to avoid further prolongation and waste, and to meet the urgent medical examination and treatment needs of the people - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister emphasized that restarting and completing this project is important to avoid further prolongation and waste, and to meet the urgent medical examination and treatment needs of the people.
Requesting to strengthen the project management board, the Prime Minister directed to soon make a decision to end the project implementation with ODA capital and switch to the form of public investment, including the central budget; accept and pay for completed work; continue to deploy construction and equipment work..., authorize Can Tho city to implement, must complete by November 30, 2026 at the latest, and put into operation from January 1, 2027; must not allow negativity, corruption, and waste to occur.
Can Tho leaders affirmed their determination to continue implementing the project and will submit to the City People's Council the work within their authority.
Prime Minister presents gifts to hospital leaders and staff - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
At the old Oncology Hospital, the Prime Minister visited and sympathized with the difficulties and hardships of patients and their families. Many had to travel far away, and many patients had to travel even further, to Ho Chi Minh City for medical examination and treatment. The travel and accommodation costs were very expensive.
The Prime Minister said he is actively directing agencies to soon restart the project of a new, more spacious hospital to better serve the people; and requested agencies to study a model of building accommodation for people coming to receive medical examination and treatment according to the non-profit principle.
Ha Van
Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/thu-tuong-cham-nhat-cuoi-nam-2026-phai-xong-du-an-benh-vien-ung-buou-can-tho-102251019130701109.htm
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