First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment

Ho Chi Minh City-based People’s Hospital 115 has become Vietnam’s first health facility to achieve Diamond Status certification for its stroke treatment, as issued by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).
April 08, 2021 | 15:41
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First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
People’s Hospital 115 receives WSO's Diamond Status certification for its stroke treatment. Photo: Thanh Niên

According to Nguyen Huy Thang, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Stroke Association and head of the cerebrovascular diseases department at the People’s Hospital 115, in order to achieve Diamond Status, the hospital has successfully met a range of strict criteria. One of the criteria is that 75% of patients have been treated with recanalization therapy within an hour of admission.

First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
People’s Hospital 115. Photo: Bệnh Viện 115
First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
Doctors and nurses in the hospital. Photo: Bệnh Viện 115

Thang said the Cerebrovascular Ward of the hospital has treated approximately 13,000 stroke patients. More importantly, the hospital has also been able to reduce the average length of stay for patients, going from 5.88 days in 2016 to 4.03 days in 2020. This reduction in treatment time for stroke patients has proved the hospital’s effective treatment procedures.

First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
Photo: Báo Người Lao Động
First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
People's Hospital 115 is making efforts to become a modern general hospital on par with international ones. Photo: Medinet

The WSO award is given to stroke centers worldwide that adopt strict requirements in terms of training, equipment, and the treatment of acute strokes, among other issues, reported by VOV.

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