General Introduction

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The National Hospital of Acupuncture is a leading specialized hospital in the field of acupuncture under the Ministry of Health with a scale of 605 patient - beds (355 inpatient beds, 250 outpatient beds). In addition, the hospital has 625 staff members, including 05 Associate Professors, 07 Doctors, 14 Level II specialized Doctors, 27 Masters, 42 S Level I specialized Doctors, 98 Doctors, 14 University Pharmacists, 192 Nurses, 60 Medical Technicians, and more than 160 other staff. The hospital has 9 centers, 9 functional departments, 16 departments and 1 Vietnam Acupuncture Journal.
Achievements and awards:
• Title: "Heroic Labor Unit in the Renewal Period",
• First, Second, Third Class Labor Medals
• Third Class Independence Medal in 2011
• Emulation Flag of the Government in 2011, 2013, 2019
• Evaluated as a unit that has successfully completed the task of caring for and protecting people's health, combining modern medicine with traditional medicine in diagnosis and treatment.
• Excellently completed international cooperation work. Developed the acupuncture specialty and directly examined and treated people in neighboring countries (Mexico, Russia, France, Italy, etc.).
• The National Hospital of Acupuncture has written 27 books on textbooks, curricula, and specialized books, translated into languages such as English, French, Spanish, etc.

VISION/ MISSION

Its mission of developing a Central hospital, the Central Acupuncture Hospital works on improving its capacity, training the lower levels with the highest spirit of supportation. Moreover, the Central Acupuncture Hospital always works on the determination: "Patient satisfaction comes first".

FUNCTIONS & DUTIES

• Examination, emergency, treatment, rehabilitation for patients using non-drug methods such as: Acupuncture, acupressure, QiGong nourishes health
• Learn the mechanism of acupuncture, gradually modernize the acupuncture industry Train and develop acupuncture specialists, participate in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate acupuncture at home and abroad
• Direct the transfer of acupuncture techniques to 63 provinces and cities nationwide International cooperation, experience exchange, joint venture and association training Organize communication education on health protection and care combined with treatment and consultation, build a community-based rehabilitation model

DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS

The hospital's medical examination and treatment has achieved many remarkable achievements. The hospital has proposed and applied many specialized treatment regimens to treat difficult diseases such as hemiplegia, spinal diseases, arthritis as well as modern diseases such as autism in children, support for drug addiction withdrawal, acupuncture in surgery... From there, it proves the superiority of acupuncture and acupuncture methods in disease treatment.

ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

The Central Acupuncture Institute was established on April 24, 1982 under Decision No. 369/BYT-QD, then renamed the Ntioanl Hospital of Acupuncture in 2003 under Decision No. 2214/QD-BYT of the Minister of Health. Right from the early days of its establishment, Professor Nguyen Tai Thu - Director of the Acupuncture Institute, together with the staff and employees of the institute, overcame numerous difficulties and challenges.

From 1982 to present, the Hospital has gone through 4 stages with 4 generations of typical leaders: Former Hero of Labor, People's Physician, Professor, Doctor of Science Nguyen Tai Thu (1982-2007); Associate Professor, Dr. Nghiem Huu Thanh (2007 - 2016), Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ba Quang (2016 - 2019) and from 2019 to present, is Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Thanh. Generations of leaders have inherited and developed the hospital to be more and more spacious and modern, the professional team has matured in all aspects and has made many contributions to the work of caring for and protecting people's health.

DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION THE CORE VALUE

Creative and innovative

Customer satisfaction

Our doctors

OUR FACILITIES

The Vietnam National Hospital of Acupuncture is continuously evolving with the goal of achieving hospital autonomy. Its medical equipment is increasingly modern, regularly updated with the latest advanced technologies.

Patient Room Amenities:
- Treatment rooms equipped with televisions
- Cafeteria serving tea and coffee for patient families
- Free public Wi-Fi
- Rooms with private restrooms