History of establishment
– The department was established on November 20, 2015
– Location: 12th floor, 17-storey building – Hop Luc General Hospital
Structure, organization
Including 1 head of department, 2 deputy heads:
– Head of department: Doctor CKI. Le Duc Thong – Party cell secretary
– Deputy head of department: Doctor CKI. Nguyen Tien Cong
– Deputy head of department: Doctor. Vu Thi Nien
– Head nurse: Associate DD. Le Thi Tuyen
Function: The Department of Internal Medicine – Respiratory Medicine has the function of examining, diagnosing and treating patients in the specialty of digestive – respiratory medicine.
Duties:
– Examination, consultation, inpatient and outpatient treatment of digestive – respiratory diseases; upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, lung abscess, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, non-tuberculous pleural effusion, pneumothorax, chronic cor pulmonale… gastroduodenitis, colitis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis…
– Examination and consultation of patients with respiratory and digestive diseases in departments and centers in the hospital.
– Participation in training: is a practice base on respiratory and digestive diseases for students of Hop Luc College of Medicine and Pharmacy.
– Scientific research: Research topics on respiratory and digestive diseases to serve diagnosis and treatment.
Procedures being implemented:
– Respiratory function measurement: for patients in clinics and departments in the hospital when indicated. Flexible bronchoscopy: diagnosis, biopsy of tumors in the bronchus, removal of foreign objects…
– Pleural puncture. peritoneum…