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Satellite hospitals save lives in remote areas

Historically, the mostly publicly financed health care system in Vietnam has only been able to afford to pour resources into a handful of central level hospitals in big cities, forcing patients living in remote areas with serious diseases

Satellite hospitals now capable of heart surgery

VietNamNet Bridge – Advanced medical techniques in cardiovascular surgery and interventions have been successfully transferred to provincial hospitals, saving the lives of hundreds of patients every year,

VN lacks cash for satellite hospitals

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Ministry of Health plan to build additional satellite hospitals across the nation and upgrade existing ones lacks money and qualified personnel,

Speed signs removed from national roads

The Viet Nam Road Administration announced yesterday that it had removed all road signs limiting speed to under 40kmph on national highways.

HCM City to set up 13 satellite hospitals

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vice Chairman Hua Ngoc Thuan of HCM City People’s Committee has signed a decision approving the construction of satellite hospitals in the 2013-2020 period.