Urgently direct the hospital to “run out of medicine” to provide patients with health insurance

On March 23, the reporter’s source Dan Tri The Office of the Provincial Party Committee of Phu Yen has just sent an official dispatch to convey the direction of the Standing Provincial Party Committee regarding the lack of medicine for the distribution and treatment of diseases at a number of medical examination and treatment facilities in this province. as Dan Tri There have been reports.

The official dispatch stated that, recently, a number of press agencies and media have published many articles reflecting the content related to the fact that many hospitals in Phu Yen province no longer have drugs to treat chronic diseases for patients who have purchased insurance. During the past one month, the patient had to go out to buy medicine to treat the disease.

“Through consideration, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee requested the Provincial People’s Committee’s Personnel Committee to urgently direct the inspection and clarify the information reported by the press; solve this problem soon, ensure the good implementation of medical examination and treatment and care health people; report to the Standing Provincial Party Committee on implementation results” – the official dispatch of the Phu Yen Provincial Party Committee suggested.

As Dan Tri reported that, about a month ago, patients and their relatives reported that they were not given a number of treatment drugs that they had previously received when visiting with health insurance at health facilities in Phu Quoc. Yen.

After the patient and patient’s relatives called to report to the health sector of Phu Yen province, they were told that the reason for the “out of medicine” was due to “unfinished bidding”.

Talking about the case of drug shortage, Mr. Tran Anh Dung – Director of Phu Yen Provincial General Hospital confirmed that there was a case of a shortage of some drugs that were issued according to regulations when visiting with health insurance.

According to the Director of Phu Yen Provincial General Hospital, the shortage of medicine is due to a number of objective factors such as the long Tet holiday, the shortage of human resources, medical staff infected with Covid-19, in addition, the supply chain and Due to the epidemic situation, the hospital was short of some medicines.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Mong Ngoc – Director of Phu Yen Department of Health, because the health sector serves the prevention, control and treatment of epidemics. Covid-19 Therefore, there has been a delay in bidding results in the provision of drugs to treatment facilities.

“Bidding results are a bit late, but in the last week, the Department of Health has signed to recognize the bidding results and the units have conducted to buy treatment and treatment drugs according to regulations” – Director of the Department of Health Phu Yen economic said.