Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam, his spouse and embassy staff on February 27 visited and extended greetings to leaders and staff of the Hanoi – Vientiane General Hospital on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955–2026).
Welcoming the delegation, Director of the hospital Tran Van Nang said that since its establishment in late 2012 and operation from February 2013, the hospital has steadily affirmed its position as a high-quality non-public healthcare facility in the Lao capital.
It has invested in modern infrastructure and equipment, strengthened professional capacity through cooperation with the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, and implemented telemedicine and tele-ICU programmes.
Beyond medical services, the hospital has actively engaged in social welfare activities, including free check-ups and medicine distribution for local residents, support for disadvantaged overseas Vietnamese, and coordination with Vietnam – Laos associations in community health care. Its staff consistently uphold medical ethics and place patients’ health at the centre of their mission.
The Vietnamese ambassador recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s 1955 message to the health sector, which urged physicians to love patients as their own family, continuously improve expertise and preserve medical ethics. He stressed that these teachings remain a guiding principle for generations of medical workers.
Commending the hospital’s 13-year development, the ambassador noted that prioritising conscience and virtue has helped it build a strong reputation among Lao citizens, the Vietnamese community and international friends in Laos. Its services have helped reduce the need for overseas treatment, saving patients time and costs while promoting the positive image of Vietnamese people abroad.
He called on the hospital to strictly comply with host-country laws, enhance professional quality, expand charitable medical outreach to remote areas, and continue placing patients at the centre of care. The embassy stands ready to support these humanitarian efforts, contributing to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, he stated.
Recognised as a Grade-I general hospital by the Lao Ministry of Health in 2018, the hospital has 100 beds, nine clinical departments and five functional units, with 168 staff members, including Vietnamese doctors, members of the Vietnamese community in Laos and Lao doctors trained in Vietnam.
In 2026, it will prioritise human resources training, upgrade information infrastructure, and launch cardiology and nephrology–urology centres, and equip its emergency unit with a continuous renal replacement therapy system./.
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