Bạch Mai Hospital

Coordinates: 21°00′04″N 105°50′27″E / 21.0010°N 105.8407°E / 21.0010; 105.8407
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Bach Mai Hospital
Dong Da district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates21°00′04″N 105°50′27″E / 21.0010°N 105.8407°E / 21.0010; 105.8407
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds3500
History
Opened1911
Links
Websitebachmai.gov.vn
ListsHospitals in Vietnam

Bach Mai Hospital is a multi-field medical facility in

medical centers, specializing in internal medicine. It is a big center of cadres training and scientific research in the country. The hospital has 3,500 beds and 4,300 staff.[1][2]

During Nixon's Christmas bombing, Operation Linebacker II, on December 22, 1972, American bombs struck the hospital, obliterating the building and killing 28 hospital staff members and an unconfirmed number of patients.

A special rehabilitation unit was opened in 1998 for treating adults and children with disabling conditions (stroke and cerebral palsy). The unit sponsored by Veterans for America has seen more than 1,700 patients and has fitted more than 2,100 plastic braces since its establishment.

In 2000, Bach Mai Hospital was partly reconstructed and supplied with up-to-date facilities and equipment under a grant aid project of the Government of Japan.

When

infection control, which was implemented by Japanese experts.[3]

There is a small

speech therapy unit at the hospital, headed by Dr. Vu Thi Bich Hanh.[4]

In May 2008, a spinal unit with 25 patient beds was established with the help of

Handicap International
.

Vietnam War bombing

During Nixon's Christmas bombing, Operation Linebacker II, on 22 December 1972, over 100 American bombs struck the hospital, obliterating the building and killing 28 hospital staff members and an unconfirmed number of patients, despite most taking refuge in the hospital's basement.[5] Almost the entire hospital was destroyed, including the operating rooms and pharmacy stock.[6] The U.S. military claimed that the hospital "frequently housed anti-aircraft positions."[7] According to the director of the hospital, Đỗ Doãn Đại, the U.S. bombing served to break the morale of hospital staff and Hanoians.[5]

The hospital was subsequently rebuilt, largely with private donations from the United States.

bas-relief memorial to the victims can be seen in the courtyard today.[9]

COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital served as an intensive care center for treating COVID-19 patients.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cám ơn Bạch Mai hơn 70 ngày dũng cảm ân tình, không thể đếm được mồ hôi và nước mắt". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. VnExpress International
    – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ Hiroshi Ohara Report, Science Direct
  4. ^ Speech Therapy in Vietnam, by Caroline Bowen Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^
    vnexpress.net
    (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. The European Journal of International Law
    .
  8. PMID 7072909
    .
  9. ^ Britton, Rob (November 19, 2010). "Vietnam, a Fascinating First Visit". Retrieved 21 March 2011.

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