108 Military Central Hospital has a new Director

Information from the 108 Central Military Hospital (Hanoi) on the morning of October 6, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Song, in charge of the hospital's Director, was just awarded a decision by the Ministry of National Defense to appoint him as Director.

Colonel Le Huu Song was born in 1970, from Ha Tinh, was Deputy Director, then became Deputy Director of the Hospital.

Mr. Song graduated as a doctor from the Military Medical Academy in 1994, when he was one of the three best people selected to work at the 108 Military Central Hospital. In 2004, Mr. Song successfully defended his PhD thesis in Molecular Biology at Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Federal Republic of Germany. Nine years later, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor.

108 Military Central Hospital is the only Special-class medical facility in the country that is not directly under the Ministry of Health. In addition, the remaining 5 Special-class medical facilities include: Bach Mai, Viet Duc Friendship, Thai Nguyen Central, Hue Central and Cho Ray, all under the Ministry of Health.

As a general and specialized hospital at the military's final level, Hospital 108 has invested in building a new central complex, which is considered the smartest and most modern medical examination and treatment building in Vietnam.

The complex consists of 3 buildings with a capacity to accommodate and treat more than 2,000 inpatients (in emergency situations, it can be increased to 4,000 beds).

Currently, the hospital has thousands of staff, including about 50 professors and associate professors. Every day, this medical facility receives more than 5,000 medical examinations and more than 1,600 inpatients.

Hospital 108 is also one of the leading centers for research and application of high technology, having successfully performed many tissue and organ transplant techniques; in particular, it is planning to conduct the first experimental uterus transplant in Vietnam in the next few years.