On the morning of December 19, Military Hospital 175 officially launched the emergency helipad on the roof of the hospital’s Orthopedic Institute building.
According to the leader of the 175 Military Hospital, this helipad has been tried, tested, qualified and qualified for its commissioning.
When operational, in addition to providing emergency transportation for soldiers and people in accidents in Truong Sa, the 175 Military Hospital helicopter emergency airport will be a rapid emergency development point, aiming to be a multi-purpose emergency center road – river – airway, which deals with all situations, catastrophic incidents, natural disasters … to ensure the good health of the staff, the population of Ho Chi Minh City and the neighboring provinces. and area.
According to the head of the Military Hospital 175, in the past, serious, difficult and complicated cases by air, were transferred to the Tan Son Nhat airport, then transferred to the hospital took a certain time. .
With the attention and investment of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of Defense and the Government, the Military Hospital 175 has implemented the project of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics with the scale of 500 beds, following the model of the Institute in a hospital and with courtyard. Flying and parking helicopters to ensure prompt emergency and treatment of serious, difficult and complicated cases from the southern islands of the country to hospital treatment.
175 Military Hospital regularly maintains the training of the emergency airway team: first aid for helicopters; actively coordinated with Division 370, Air Defense – Air Force and 18 Corps, ready to maneuver to carry out the rescue task at sea and on the island when ordered, especially night flights in difficult weather conditions, with a trip for receive 2 patients on 2 different islands. On average, each year, the coordinated emergency hospital transports patients by air for 7 to 10 cases / year.
