The groundbreaking ceremony of the 1,200-bed General Hospital project at the Medical Center Area, Tran Lam ward

In the attendance were comrades: Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc; Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Toan; Members of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; former leaders of the province through the periods; leaders of departments, branches and sectors of the province.

Delegates attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Nghia presents flowers to congratulate the investor, contractor and construction unit.

The Provincial General Hospital Project in the Medical Center Area, Tran Lam ward is one of the key medical projects in the period of 2021 - 2030 that has been prioritized by Hung Yen province. The hospital is planned to be modern with a scale of 1,200 beds, oriented to expand to 1,500 beds, with a total investment of more than 2,730 billion VND (excluding medical equipment). The project is built on an area of 12 hectares with the goal of building a special-class general hospital, contributing to reducing pressure on the current health system; at the same time meeting the requirements of developing the province's health network by 2030, with a vision to 2050.

The project consists of two phases, in which at phase 1 a medical examination block and technical infrastructure with an investment capital of more than 380 billion VND will be built and expected to be implemented in 2025 - 2026; at phase 2 a 1,200-bed hospital with an investment capital of more than 2,350 billion VND will be implemented immediately afterwards to shorten the progress, following the direction of the Prime Minister.

The Provincial General Hospital project in the Medical Center Area in Tran Lam ward is one of 250 works and projects in 34 provinces and cities selected to simultaneously organize the inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025).

Comrade Nguyen Quang Hung, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, Comrade Nguyen Quang Hung, Member of the Provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: In recent years, with the attention of the Central Government, Hung Yen province has carried out a lot of important socio-economic infrastructure projects, including in the health sector. A number of hospitals and medical centers, after completion, have been effective, meeting the needs of medical examination, treatment and health care for the people. After completion, the Provincial General Hospital will become an important highlight in the modern health network, contributing to improving the quality of medical examination, treatment, health care for the people and boosting local socio-economic development.

To ensure the smooth implementation of the project, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant departments and branches to closely coordinate and promptly remove difficulties; the Provincial Investment and Construction Project Management Board No. 2 strengthens monitoring of progress and quality; the Department of Health and the General Hospital make a plan for modern equipment, at the same time train a team of high-quality medical staff.

He also requested the construction contractors to promote responsibility, focus on human resources, apply advanced technical solutions, ensure safety, quality and aesthetics of the project. Local authorities in the project area need to closely coordinate with the construction unit in ensuring security and order, property safety and propaganda to gain people's consensus, creating favorable conditions for the project.

The representative of the construction contractor expressed his commitment to actively and proactively coordinate with the investor and relevant agencies to continue completing legal procedures; focus on human resources, equipment and machinery to organize the construction of the project according to the determined plan, ensuring the right progress, quality, technique and aesthetics according to the approved technical plan.

Central leaders, provincial leaders and delegates perform the groundbreaking ceremony.

At the ceremony, comrades: Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan; Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Ngo Dong Hai; Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Huu Nghia, together with leaders of ministries, departments, branches, provincial leaders and representatives of investors conducted the groundbreaking ceremony of the project.