Traditional Medicine Department

1. History

• Established on August 18, 1977, the department is a leading unit in integrating traditional and modern medicine. It serves as a training and research site for students from Hanoi Medical University and the Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine. The department manages a processing and production area for herbal medicines, providing trusted products such as "Dưỡng tâm bổ não" (brain circulation), "Hương sa kiện tràng hoàn" (digestive health), and "Viên khớp" (joint health).

2. Functions and Missions
2.1. Functions
As a specialized unit within a major general hospital, the department serves as a bridge between Modern Medicine and Traditional Medicine. It strictly adheres to the technical standards of the Traditional Medicine Administration – Ministry of Health to build a model Traditional Medicine unit.

2.2. Missions

• Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment: Combines Eastern and Western medicine, collaborating with clinical, laboratory, and imaging departments to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes.
• Research and Application: Develops and applies scientific advancements to maximize the strengths of traditional medicine.
• Direction of Line: Provides professional technical guidance to lower-level medical facilities.

3. Key Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Therapeutic Techniques

• Electro-acupuncture
• Laser acupuncture
• Therapeutic ultrasound
• Shockwave therapy
• Infrared and spectrum wave therapy
• Mechanical spinal traction (Cervical and Lumbar)
• Cupping
• Acupressure and massage
• Catgut embedding at acupuncture points

Medical Equipment

The department is equipped with patient monitors, ECG machines, mechanical traction systems, central oxygen systems, automatic decoction and packaging systems, and multi-functional herbal processing machines.

5. Clinical Outcomes and Achievements
The department successfully treats a wide range of conditions, including:

• Musculoskeletal: Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, herniated discs, gout.
• Digestive: Chronic colitis, chronic gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome.
• Metabolic: Obesity, dyslipidemia, support for diabetes management and peripheral neuropathy.
• Neurological: Post-stroke paralysis sequelae, Guillain-Barré syndrome, peripheral nerve paralysis (including Bell's palsy/facial nerve paralysis).
• Cardiovascular: Support for hypertension, cerebral circulatory insufficiency, vestibular syndrome.
• Urological: Small kidney stones (<1 cm), prostatic hypertrophy.

Recognition: The department consistently receives the "Excellent Labor Collective" title and numerous Certificates of Merit from the Ministry of Health, operating under the motto: "THE PATIENT IS THE CENTER."