A9 Emergency Center

1. History of Establishment

1961: The first emergency team was established.
1978: A9 Intensive Care and Emergency Department was founded to receive critical patients nationwide.
2001: A9 Emergency Department was officially established.
2021: A9 Emergency Center was formed by merging the Surgical Emergency Department into the A9 Emergency Department.
2. Organizational Structure

The Center consists of 7 functional units:

Emergency Units 1, 2, 3, 4.
Observation Unit (Emergency Stay).
Daytime Emergency Unit.
Administrative Office.
Human Resources: Total of 161 staff, including 29 Doctors (3 Associate Professors, 4 PhDs, 2 Level II Specialists, 16 Masters/Residency Doctors) and 117 Nurses.
Board of Directors:

Director: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Anh Tuan, MD, PhD.
Vice Directors: Vu Duc Long, MD, PhD.
Tran Huu Thong, MD, PhD
Nguyen Huu Quan, MD, PhD.
Chief Nursing Officer: Le Quang Tri, MSc.
3. Functions and Missions

Emergency Care: Receiving, triaging, and providing emergency treatment for medical and surgical cases from the community and other hospitals.
Coordination: Working with other departments within the hospital for safe internal transfers and specialized care.
Education & Training: Teaching and providing clinical practice for students from Hanoi Medical University, Bach Mai Medical College, etc.
Research: Conducting scientific research and developing emergency networks to apply modern international techniques.
4. Key Activities and Specialized Techniques

Clinical Excellence: The center handles 80,000 - 90,000 emergency cases per year, including approximately 10,000 cardiovascular cases and 300-400 critical trauma cases.
Advanced Techniques:

Targeted Temperature Management (TTM/Induced Hypothermia).
Hemodynamic monitoring.
Dialysis and Liver dialysis.
ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).
International Cooperation: A training facility for international students and residents from the USA, UK, Australia, Japan, etc.
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