Fortis Healthcare launched its medical talent exchange programme in
Vietnam on July 24 at Fortis Hoan My Saigon Premier Hospital.
Cardiac surgeon Dr Krishna Iyer,
executive director at Fortis - Escorts Heart Institute Fortis - a premier
cardiac hospital in India, kicked-off the programme in Ho Chi Minh City.
Iyer also examined patients with
complex congenital heart defects and conducted a cardiology medical education
(CME) session for a team of 45 doctors, including Hoan My doctors and ones from
other private and public hospitals.
“The scope of the collaboration
includes training of doctors in new techniques and complex surgeries, training
of nurses and paramedics, intensive care unit protocols for improved
post-operative care, chest pain pathway for urgent care, acute stroke treatment
guidelines in the golden hour to improve clinical outcomes,” he said.
Fortis Hoan My Medical CEO Dr
Colin Koh said: “This collaboration will help improve the quality and
complexity of cardiac work done across all hospitals in the Ho Chi Minh City
network.”
“This will also upgrade clinical
services in Vietnam,” he added.
A World Health Organisation
report published in 2011 said 39.4 per cent of deaths recorded in Vietnam in
2008 were caused by cardiovascular diseases.
Fortis Hoan My is the first
medical corporation to run a private hospital chain in Vietnam with nine
facilities nationwide in Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, Danang, Hue, Can Tho and Ca
Mau, with more than 800 beds altogether.
Fortis Healthcare is the majority
stakeholder in Fortis Hoan My.
Tuong Thuy | vir.com.vn
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