Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics

"Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics" (NHP) is a medical facility in Hanoi. Initially established in 1969 as Institute for the Protection of Children's Health. It was also known as Vietnam-Sweden Children’s Hospital and Olof Palmer Pediatric Institute before adopting its present name in 1997.

The facility was designated to follow the model of pediatric department in Bach Mai Hospital of Hanoi and became the leading pediatric center in all Vietnam.

The Hospital provide treatment in neurology, respiratory diseases, malnutrition, oncology, nephrology, endocrinology, hematology, cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, neonatology, intensive care, emergency, infectious diseases, psychiatry, anaesthesiology, surgical recovery, traditional East Asian medicine, out-patient examination, physiotherapy rehabilitation.

Each year NHP organize services for nearly 40,000 in-patients and 350,000 out-patients and performs about 6000 major surgical operations. It also regularly conducts scientific research and training in pediatrics field.

There is an active cooperation with international organizations and hospitals from other countries of the world, including Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne, the Friendship Organization ICPH of Sweden, the American Veterans Association, REI association of the USA, Atlantic Philanthropies [ [http://www.theatlanticphilanthropies.com/health/news_listing/press_release_national_hospital_of_pediatrics_viet_nam The Atlantic Philanthropies] ] ,Project Vietnam (based in United States), Dartmouth College, Samsung Medical center of Korea, Babino Gesú Hospital of Italia etc.

ee also

*List of hospitals in Vietnam

References

External links

* [http://www.benhviennhitu.org.vn/intro_en.asp Official page of National Hospital of Pediatrics]

* [http://www.us-hospital-vn.com Government Approved (Future) American Hospital in Vietnam: Official Website]