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State-of-the-art hospital inaugurated in HCM City

Hoan My Sai Gon Premier general hospital, a State-of-the-art one, was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City in the last day of March.
Hoan My Sai Gon Premier general hospital, a State-of-the-art one, wasinaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City in the last day of March.

The private hospital, covering an area of 2,168 sq.m, was built at a cost of nearly 700 billion VND (33.3 million USD).

Accordingto Nguyen Huu Tung, CEO of the Hoan My Medical Group, said that the200-bed hospital has 42 consulting-rooms and 8 surgery rooms, and iscapable to serve 2,000 patients a day.

The hospital has 544 staff, including 124 doctors.

VishalBali, General Director of Fortis group, a partner with Hoan My inbuilding the hospital, said that Fortis will continue invest intechnologies in Hoan My to ensure high-quality services for patients.

At present, Ho Chi Minh City has 101 hospitals, including 34 private ones.-VNA
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