The past five years of cooperationbetween the Bach Mai Hospital and the St Anthony’s Hospital from theState of Colorado in the US, was celebrated in Hanoi on April 8.
On addressing the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyenapplauded the close cooperative relationship that has formed between theBach Mai Hospital and St Anthony’s Hospital over the years.
St Anthony’s Hospital has provided a substantial amount of modernmedical equipment, including ventilators and defibrillators as well asthe technology for a number of diagnostic tests to help the Bach Maihospital increase the quality of care for patients in a criticalcondition and reduce fatalities, she noted.
She said she hoped to receive even more support from St Anthony’s tofinalise the critical care, emergency and anti-toxicology departments atBach Mai hospital and other localities nationwide.
She also hoped that St Anthony’s will help to develop paramedicservices for accident victims as this is a field that St Anthony’sHospital is strong.
Since a cooperation agreement between the Bach Mai Hospital and StAnthony’s Hospital was signed on September 1, 2005, six delegations ofUS professors and physicians have given lectures and deliveredscientific reports on emergency systems, anti-toxicology, intensivecare, cardiology, paediatrics and paramedics at the Bach Mai and Cho Rayhospitals.
Under the agreement, 17 doctors and nurses from Bach Mai Hospitalspent three to six months studying anti-toxicology and intensive care inthe US.
St Anthony’s Hospital has also sent its technicians to provideexpertise in taking care of patients at Bach Mai Hospital’s IntensiveCare Department.
On this occasion, Bach Mai Hospital granted the HanoiMedicine University ’s Certificate of Merit and the HonoraryProfessor title to P rofessor Carl Bartecchi from the University ofColorado ’s School of Medicine in recognition of his support tothe development of Vietnam ’s anti-toxicology and intensive caresector.
Bartecchi, who launched the hospitals’ cooperation programme, hasspent a number of years working, lecturing and relating his experienceson intensive care issues to Vietnamese doctors and nurses.
He has also sought and mobilised US organisations and individuals tofinance modern medical equipment as well as new books worth thousands ofUS dollars to Bach Mai hospital.
The same day, a two-day critical care symposium was opened at theBach Mai hospital. Specialists and doctors nationwide discussed newapplications in intensive care such as the control of pneumonia inhospitals using ventilators and progress in artificial ventilation forpatients having breathing difficulties with respirators./.
On addressing the event, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyenapplauded the close cooperative relationship that has formed between theBach Mai Hospital and St Anthony’s Hospital over the years.
St Anthony’s Hospital has provided a substantial amount of modernmedical equipment, including ventilators and defibrillators as well asthe technology for a number of diagnostic tests to help the Bach Maihospital increase the quality of care for patients in a criticalcondition and reduce fatalities, she noted.
She said she hoped to receive even more support from St Anthony’s tofinalise the critical care, emergency and anti-toxicology departments atBach Mai hospital and other localities nationwide.
She also hoped that St Anthony’s will help to develop paramedicservices for accident victims as this is a field that St Anthony’sHospital is strong.
Since a cooperation agreement between the Bach Mai Hospital and StAnthony’s Hospital was signed on September 1, 2005, six delegations ofUS professors and physicians have given lectures and deliveredscientific reports on emergency systems, anti-toxicology, intensivecare, cardiology, paediatrics and paramedics at the Bach Mai and Cho Rayhospitals.
Under the agreement, 17 doctors and nurses from Bach Mai Hospitalspent three to six months studying anti-toxicology and intensive care inthe US.
St Anthony’s Hospital has also sent its technicians to provideexpertise in taking care of patients at Bach Mai Hospital’s IntensiveCare Department.
On this occasion, Bach Mai Hospital granted the HanoiMedicine University ’s Certificate of Merit and the HonoraryProfessor title to P rofessor Carl Bartecchi from the University ofColorado ’s School of Medicine in recognition of his support tothe development of Vietnam ’s anti-toxicology and intensive caresector.
Bartecchi, who launched the hospitals’ cooperation programme, hasspent a number of years working, lecturing and relating his experienceson intensive care issues to Vietnamese doctors and nurses.
He has also sought and mobilised US organisations and individuals tofinance modern medical equipment as well as new books worth thousands ofUS dollars to Bach Mai hospital.
The same day, a two-day critical care symposium was opened at theBach Mai hospital. Specialists and doctors nationwide discussed newapplications in intensive care such as the control of pneumonia inhospitals using ventilators and progress in artificial ventilation forpatients having breathing difficulties with respirators./.
