The former director of Bach Mai Hospital was arrested



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Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh, former director of Bach Mai Hospital, was accused of being related to the case of voiding the price of the treatment robot.

On September 25, Major General To An Xo – Head of the Office of the Ministry of Public Security, said that the Investigative Police Agency (C03) issued a decision to prosecute the defendants, arrest Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh (61 years), Assoc. .TS, a labor hero, former director of Bach Mai Hospital on crime taking advantage of positions in the public function under article 356 of the Penal Code of 2015.

Along with the same charges with Mr. Quoc Anh, C03 also detained Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hien, former deputy director of Bach Mai hospital, and Ms. Trinh Thi Thuan, senior accountant, head of the finance and accounting department at Bach Hospital Mai.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh when he was arrested.  Photo: Ministry of Public Security

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh when he was arrested. Image: Policeman

According to Mr. Xo, the decision to prosecute Mr. Quoc Anh and his accomplices lies in expanding the investigation of the case. Fraudulent asset appropriation It happened at the Bach Mai Hospital and some related units, processed by C03 on August 31.

During the extensive investigation, information from the Ministry of Public Security C03 clarified the behavior of some leaders and staff of the Bach Mai Hospital, taking advantage of the autonomy mechanism of the medical services units and social policies. joint venture, partnership, acquisition of medical equipment for medical examinations and treatments. These people were given “for personal reasons to violate state regulations, the regulations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health, approve the BMS company to participate in the project, increase the price of the equipment many times”, The prices of services rise in order to appropriate the money of patients, causing discontent in public opinion.

Mr. Hien and Thuan at the investigation agency.  Photo: Ministry of Public Security

Mr. Hien and Ms. Thuan at the investigation agency. Image: Policeman

Previously, C03 prosecuted the defendants, searched and detained Pham Duc Tuan, 42, Chairman of the Board, Director of BMS Company and Ngo Thi Thu Huyen, 37, Deputy Director of BMS to investigate the crime. Fraudulent appropriation of assets.

C03 also prosecuted and barred leaving the residence with Tran Le Hoang, 42, an appraiser JSC Hanoi Valuation and Financial Services (VFS) for the same offense.

At the Sept. 4 press conference, Major General To An Xo reported that the initial investigation results showed that some people at BMS, the Valuation and Financial Services Corporation (VFS) had tricks Cheating, Merging, and validate procedures for uploading the medical equipment system multiple times.

In the process of installing the robot system to support neurosurgery, the customs declaration noted that the imported product was priced at VND 7.4 billion, including VAT. However, these individuals have come together to raise the system’s short rate to VND 39 billion and are validated by an invalid appraisal letter, included in the joint venture contract, associated with the Hospital. Bach Mai.

“The price of the robot system is 7.4 billion VND, the depreciation cost of the machine for one case is more than 4 million VND. However, with the declared price 39 billion VND, the patient has to pay the depreciation cost of the machine is 23 million VND. VND per shift, “said Mr. Xo, saying that from 2017 to 2019, Bach Mai Hospital has paid 550 cases, the difference between the beneficiaries of the patient’s appropriation of more than 10 billion.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh, 61, from Truc Ninh (Nam Dinh), used to hold the following positions: Rector of Bach Mai Medical College; Deputy Director of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the National University of Hanoi; Deputy Head of the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Hanoi Medical University; Head of the Department of Anesthesia at Hospital Bach Mai …

According to GS. Dr. Nguyen Quang Tuan, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, since the end of May, when C03 investigated the case, the hospital stopped operating the Rosa robot. To be transparent and take steps to properly adjust the costs of medical examinations and treatment, the hospital is reviewing all machinery and equipment from joint ventures and associates in the form of socialization.

Since 2017, Bach Mai Hospital has socialized many medical equipment and services in the hospital, including MRIs, biochemical test kits, surgical aids … Machineries and equipment in the form of socialization must be accepted by the Scientific Council, if they comply with the criteria to meet a high demand of patients, will be used.

Ba Do