After its first phase of construction was completed, Cho Ray-Phnom Penh General Hospital, the first healthcare cooperation project between Vietnam and Cambodia, was put into operation in Phnom Penh on Monday.
The seven-story hospital in the Meanchey District, the construction of which began in May 2010, has such departments as surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiology, trauma, orthopedics, emergency aid, imaging diagnosis, medical testing, general examination, and treatment for out-patients.
All departments are equipped with advanced medical equipment and facilities that meet European standards.
The total investment in the hospital is estimated at US$47 million, of which nearly $38 million has been spent on the hospital’s first phase.
In the first phase, 200 of a total of 500 sickbeds anticipated for the hospital are being put into operation.
The hospital is managed and operated by Cho Ray-Phnom Penh Joint Venture Co Ltd., which is jointly set up by Saigon Medical Investment Joint Stock Company and Sokimex Co of Cambodia.
During its operation, the hospital will be given assistance from Vietnamese doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Yesterday, during his ongoing visit to Cambodia, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the inaugural ceremony of the hospital, where he called on Vietnamese localities, businesses, and hospitals to invest more in Cambodia, contributing to fulfilling local people’s demand for healthcare and consolidating the traditional friendship between the two countries.
The new hospital is expected to help ease patient overload in hospitals in Cambodia and better meet the demand for medical examination and treatment of residents in Phnom Penh and its neighboring localities.
On the occasion, the Bank of Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) donated an ambulance to the hospital and $50,000 to assist poor patients in Phnom Penh.
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