- 108 Hospital
Infobox Hospital
Name = Army Central Hospital 108
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Location = 1 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoan Kiem District
Region =Hanoi
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Country = Vietnam
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HealthCare = Public
Type = Specialist
Speciality = Trauma, Cancer, Surgery
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Founded = 1894
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Wiki-Links = |108 Hospital, also known in many variations as Army Medical Institute 108, or Army Central Hospital 108 (Vietnamese: Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân Đội 108), is a
hospital located at 1Trần Hưng Đạo Street, in the Hoan Kiem district ofHanoi ,Vietnam . It was originally a military hospital for French army inIndochina built in 1894, (in Vietnamese: "Nhà thương Đồn Thủy") and the practice hosptial for Indochina Medical College (nowHanoi Medical University ) which was located nearby at that time. After the communists took control over Hanoi in 1954, it turned into a central military hospital for senior officials, but now is also opened for general public. It is considered as one of the most famous hospitals in Vietnam. It is the first hospital in Vietnam that carried outorgan transplants (kidney, liver). It is also famous for surgery.Nuclear medicine
The hospital has a CyberKnife centre, which features the Accuray
CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system for operating on cancer patients.The hospital is the focus of a plan for a national nuclear medicine centre. With funding from the Belgian government, they are currently (2007) constructing a 400 billion
Dong cyclotron andradiotherapy centre, which is due to be completed in June, 2008. It will also be used for research and training in addition to medical treatment. It is Vietnam's first cyclotron 30 MeV accelerator.Nuclear medicine is important for both medical scans (radiology ), andcancer treatment (radiotherapy). According to theIAEA , Vietnam is one of the countries with the least amount of nuclear medicine equipment. According to the Central Cancer Hospital, Vietnam has one of the world's highest rates of cancer. So the hospital is likely to increase in prominence in the near future. [ [http://www.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english/news/2006/14810/ Vietnam to build first-ever nuclear medicine center] ]Trauma surgery
Hospital 108 includes the Ken and Peggy Young Memorial surgery centre funded by both
Kiwanis and theSurgical Implant Generation Network .Remote communities
Doctors from the hospital regularly travel to remote locations to provide medical treatment for poor communities, including communities of the other Vietnamese ethnic groups, such as the Hmong, Muong, Black Tai/White Tai, Khang, Kho Mu, and Yao.
ee also
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List of hospitals in Vietnam References
External links
* [http://vietnam.vnagency.com.vn/VNP-Website/Print/Print.asp?ID_cat=21&ID_NEWS=1323&language=EN&number=2&year=2005 Doctors to remote hamlets]
* [http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/05/695813/ Military Hospital 108 to build tumour treatment centre]
* [http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02HEA150506 New hi-tech centre for Military Hospital]
* [http://www.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english/news/2006/14810/ Vietnam to build first-ever nuclear medicine center]
* [http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20000428vietside8.asp From life of plenty to lifetime of battle]
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