The Emergency Department has an emergency function and treats emergency and urgent conditions for patients of different specialties: Internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics.
With modern equipment and a team of experienced doctors, the Emergency Department has performed emergency and saved the lives of serious and complicated patients.
On January 7th, 2012, the department was established under the name of Emergency Unit under the Department of Emergency Resuscitation since the hospital started operating. From December 1st, 2018, it was officially created as the Emergency Department.
Responsibilities:
- Operates according to the Emergency Regulations of the Ministry of Health
- Receiving and treating emergency patients transferred to the hospital.
- Assess and classify the patient's condition and take appropriate emergency measures according to the priority of the emergency until the patient is out of the critical condition.
- Strictly follow professional procedures and regulations.
- Organized the Emergency chain with the Intensive Care Department to provide professional support to the emergency system throughout the hospital.
- Scientific research, consultation and education on emergency medicine for the community.
- Train and participate in the training of officers and employees in the field of emergency according to their assigned tasks
Outstanding Professional Achievements
- Advanced high-tech development enhances the quality of expertise, saving the lives of serious, complex patients. Collaborate with specialists to develop new techniques.
- Organize the general emergency line, the emergency line for acute stroke and acute chest pain; receiving and classifying patients according to priority of emergency, assessment and first aid treatment, patient transport and circulation.
- Teaching and training to improve skills for doctors and nurses of Vinmec healthcare system.
- Successfully researched a number of grassroots topics to meet clinical practice requirements.
- Professional support for other hospitals of the Vinmec health system.
- Organizing scientific activities, seminars specialized in emergency medicine.
- Participate and successfully perform many major emergencies, mass emergencies.
- Implement emergency medical education communication programs for agency and community health workers.
- Cooperate with some developed countries on first aid.
The Emergency Department of Vinmec Times City International Hospital operates 24/24 on all days of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays as well as holidays of the year. The team of emergency doctors and nurses at the Department are professionally and thoroughly trained, able to receive and handle urgent cases of patients, and always coordinate with all specialties at the earliest time.