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In the Third Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety held in Tokyo in April 2018, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Minister of Health of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam stated that the Ministry of Health made September 17 as the Patient Safety Day in Viet Nam in accordance with the International Patient Safety Day.

In response, Cho Ray Hospital held the first event of the Patient Safety Day on September 18. A competition was conducted among ten hospital departments that were struggling for the improvement of patient safety.

Each department delivered a presentation on their efforts to improve patient safety such as developing treatment processes, structuring patient administration systems, preparing first-aid medicine boxes, creating explanatory materials for patients and families, introducing 5S activities, etc.

The Liver Tumor Department won the first place, while the General ICU got the second. The third place was given to the Tropical Diseases Department. The top six departments received cash prizes from Cho Ray Hospital.

Each department delivering a presentation

The competitors on the Patient Safety Day