Military Hospital 175
Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Military Hospital 175 (Vietnamese: Bệnh viện Quân y 175) is the central hospital for the south region of the ministry of defense, located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was founded in 1975 by unifying a few military medical divisions and units, most notably K116, K72, and K59, initially to serve veterans and military officers after the Vietnam War.[1] Over the years, it has been slowly opened to the general public and now also acts as a district hospital as well as a trauma center for the civilians.[2]
| Military Hospital 175 | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 786 Nguyễn Kiệm & 1 Nguyễn Thái Sơn, Ward 3, Gò Vấp District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10°49′07.8″N 106°40′48.4″E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | District |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 26 May 1975 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.benhvien175.vn/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Vietnam |
Current board of directors
- Director: Maj. Gen. Assoc. Prof. Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Ph.D[2]
- Vice director of general planning: Brig. Trần Quốc Việt, Ph.D[3]
- Vice director of surgical departments: Brig. Trần Lê Đồng, Ph.D[4][5]
- Vice director of medical departments: Brig. Trương Đình Cẩm, Ph.D[6][5]
- Vice director of military: Brig. Trần Đức Thắng[7]
Notable departments and divisions
Trauma center
Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center
The Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center was established on September 15, 2012.[8]
Bentiu Level 2 Hospital
In 2018, in supporting the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UK Engineer Task Force had built a Level 2 Hospital in Bentiu, South Sudan while 175 hospital had deployed a Vietnamese Hospital unit consisted of 63-strong medical contingent to undertake Vietnam's first-ever UN peacekeeping mission. The first rotation is expected to last 18 month.[9] [10] [11]
