Accused of a 40-minute delay in responding to an emergency, Mr. Nguyen Thanh, Director of the 115 Emergency Center in Hanoi, affirmed that there was no such delay.
The police had not received any information during the 5-day period when they scheduled the offender to come in for resolution, but Dong Do Hospital told a VTC News reporter: "The case has been completely handled by the hospital."
On October 9th, a video appeared on Facebook showing a 115 ambulance from Dong Do Hospital being issued a traffic violation ticket by traffic police for stopping and parking on the road while waiting for a patient.
A medical team from Hanoi's 115 Emergency Center has been criticized by a patient's family for failing to provide emergency care during the night, and for not answering the phone despite repeated calls from the family.
The driver was anxious because the patient was in pain in the ambulance, but when he sounded the siren to request priority, someone even taunted him and swore at him with vulgar language.
(VTC News) – The Ministry of Health has requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to clarify the information published by VTC News online regarding the Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital's refusal to provide emergency treatment to a victim.
(VTC News) - According to a recent study, the risk of death for women is twice as high as for men while waiting for an ambulance when experiencing a heart attack.
(VTC News) - The deputy director of Hanoi's 115 Emergency Center said that people rushing to call taxis or transporting patients to the emergency room by motorbike can have serious consequences.