- Saint Paul Hospital
Saint Paul Hospital is a large multi-field medical complex situated in the central part of
Hanoi - the capital ofVietnam . The hospital was founded during the French colonial rule in Indochina (19-th - early 20-th centuries). As the root of its name, it is used to be the largestHôtel-Dieu in the Indochina, administered by theArchdiocese of Hanoi .The hospital is one of the main medical establishments in Hanoi for serving those, who suffered from traffic and other accidents, and people with external trauma. According to "The Project for Improvement of Capacity in Saint Paul Hospital" within the framework of grass-roots grant assistance of the Government of
Japan , in 2007 the facility received 84,954 USD for buying equipment for monitoring (1 piece),ventilator (2 pieces) andelectrocardiography (1 piece), which are necessary for first-aid and critical trauma patients [ [http://www.vn.emb-japan.go.jp/html/pr_.html Embassy of Japan in Vietnam] ] .In 2001, it has been helped by the United States
non-governmental organisation s ofCounterpart International ,Project Hope , andWorld Medical Relief , in medicines and medical equipment worth USD 302,457 for its emergency services [cite web | title = USAID helps Hanoi improve emergency services | work = Vietnam Embassy | date =2001-11-25 | url = http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/news/story.php?d=20011125232606 | access date = 2007-05-17] . Norway, the United States, Japan and Netherlands in January,2007 pledged to donate 7 million US dollars to establish a modern research centre at the hospital. [cite web | title = Ha Noi to invest millions in healthcare | work = Vietnam News Agency | date =2007-01-04 | url = http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01POP040107 | access date = 2007-05-17]By declared plans of the Hanoi Health Department, Saint Paul Hospital will be upgraded to have a 6-storey building with 100 beds for the
Therapeutics Ward and similar building with 150 beds for thePediatrics Ward. The Hospital's second branch will have 500 beds after renovation. [cite web | title = Hanoi: Many hospitals to be upgraded | work = VietNamNet Bridge | date =2007-05-18 | url = http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/05/696385/ | access date = 2007-05-21]ee also
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List of hospitals in Vietnam References
External links
* [http://www.xanhponhn.org.vn/ Official page of Saint Paul Hospital] , vietnamese, english (doesn't work yet)
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