Philips and Vietnamese Hong Duc General Hospital sign multi-year strategic partnership agreement
April 11 2019 - 4:00AM
Philips and Vietnamese Hong Duc General Hospital sign multi-year
strategic partnership agreement
11 April 2019
- Philips to provide turnkey hospital solution to newly-built
Hong Duc General Hospital II, including the latest medical imaging
and healthcare IT solutions as well as design, consulting and
financing services
- Starting in early 2020, Hong Duc General Hospital II will
provide a full range of general healthcare services to serve the
growing healthcare needs of Ho Chi Minh City
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global
leader in health technology, and Hong Duc General Hospital in Ho
Chi Minh City in Vietnam today announced a seven-year partnership
agreement covering a comprehensive turnkey solution for high
quality general healthcare services. Philips will provide the
newly-built Hong Duc General Hospital II with the latest medical
imaging, patient monitoring and healthcare IT solutions. In
addition, Philips will deliver comprehensive training programs to
strengthen the hospital’s clinical capabilities and design services
to optimize workflows and enhance the patient/staff experience,
with the aim of delivering better clinical outcomes.
Hong Duc General Hospital is one of the most trusted healthcare
providers in Ho Chi Minh City, with hundreds of thousands of
admissions annually. Scheduled to open in early 2020 to cope with
increasing patient demands, the newly-built Hong Duc General
Hospital II will provide high quality general healthcare services,
especially focused on cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and
pediatrics.
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The hospital’s hybrid operating room will be equipped with
Philips’ advanced Azurion image-guided therapy platform for
both routine and complex interventional procedures such as
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and spine surgery.
The hospital will also be provided with connected patient
monitoring and integrated analytics solutions from Philips,
enabling the continuous monitoring of patients wherever they are in
the system – from the ambulance and functional examination
departments to the ICU and general wards – providing a
comprehensive solution during the entire treatment and recovery
process. “As a leading health technology company, Philips provides
meaningful innovations in collaboration with medical partners to
deliver value-based healthcare,” said Hugo Luik, General Manager,
Philips Vietnam. “By providing advanced, well-maintained medical
technology and solutions, Philips aims to improve health outcomes
for people in Vietnam, enhancing the patient experience, improving
staff satisfaction, reducing stress among care providers, and
lowering the cost of care.”
“Hong Duc General Hospital’s objective has always been to
provide patients with the best quality of healthcare, with the
support of the most advanced medical technology,” said Huynh Thi
Kim Loan, President of Hong Duc General Hospital. “Our partnership
with Philips is aimed at building Hong Duc General Hospital II as a
‘smart hospital’, where our experts and doctors are more
confident to make clinical decisions supported by Philips’ latest
health technologies. Patients can be assured that the most advanced
quality of healthcare is delivered at Hong Duc General Hospital.”
Other solutions provided to the hospital by Philips include
Philips’ Digital Ingenia 3.0T MRI with High-Intensity Focused
Ultrasound (MR-HIFU), and advanced CT technology with high
resolution and low-dose scanning. The MR-HIFU solution at Hong Duc
General Hospital II will provide a non-invasive alternative to the
traditional surgical treatment of uterine fibroids and enable
non-invasive palliative pain treatment for bone metastases.
For further information, please contact:
Joost Maltha Philips Group Press Office Tel: +31 6 10 55 8116
E-mail: joost.maltha@philips.com Elaine Ng Philips ASEAN Pacific
Tel.: +65 620 68 200 E-mail: elaine.ng@philips.com About
Royal Philips Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a
leading health technology company focused on improving people's
health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum
from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and
home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical
and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in
diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and
health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care.
Philips generated 2018 sales of EUR 18.1 billion and employs
approximately 77,000 employees with sales and services in more than
100 countries. News about Philips can be found at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Hong Duc General Hospital Established in
September 2000, Hong Duc General Hospital is one of the most
trusted healthcare providers in Ho Chi Minh City with hundreds of
thousands of admissions annually. It has more than 5,000 inpatients
and performs 2,000 laparoscopies per year. The hospital has gained
many achievements in terms of patient outcome, investment in
advanced healthcare equipment, and lower costs. The establishment
of Hong Duc II and III Hospital aims at meeting social demands in
healthcare service. For more information, please visit
www.hongduchospital.vn
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