The move aims to ease congestion as the hospital has seen a surge in health check-ups, enabling the hospital to examine all patients during the day, said the hospital's director, Dao Xuan Co.
"The medical examination hours would be expanded from 5 pm to 9 pm from Monday to Friday, with reception and some examination desks opening early from 5-6 am to serve patients, especially those from distant locations," Co said.
The hospital leader also shared that staff members have supported this new policy, and some 2,000 have registered to work the extra hours.
Bach Mai Hospital has also applied digital transformation by assisting patients in registering for medical examination and treatment via a hotline or app.
According to Co, between 2,000 and 2,500 people sign up for medical examinations via these new channels every day.
"Medical prescriptions have not been printed since July 8," he said. From the start of August, Results of testing and scanning will not be printed, and everything will be online. This is expected to save about VND30 billion per year."
Bach Mai is the largest general hospital in the northern region. It receives between 6,000 and 8,000 people for health check-ups every day and serves some 4,000 in-patients.