Franco-Vietnamese Hospital or FV Hospital (Vietnamese: Bệnh viện Pháp Việt, Bệnh viện FV) is a hospital in the Medical Campus District of Phú Mỹ Hưng urban area in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Opened in 2003 by a group of French physicians, with its co-founder Dr. Jean-Marcel Guillon as CEO.[1] The hospital has 150 full-time doctors and a number of staff of 1000 people, attending half a million patient visits in a year.
| FV Hospital Bệnh viện Pháp Việt | |
|---|---|
| Thomson Medical Group | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 6 Nguyễn Lương Bằng Street, Tân Phú Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 10°43.940′N 106°43.110′E / 10.732333°N 106.718500°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Tertiary/ Quaternary |
| Services | |
| Beds | 220 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Vietnam |
The hospital is known for its Hy Vọng Cancer Care Centre, Obstetric and Gynecology, Pediatric, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Radiology departments.
Founded by private sponsors, the FVH Medicine Vietnam association was established for free-of-charge medical care for children who require surgery.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In December 2013, the FV Saigon Clinic was opened in the Bitexco Financial Tower in District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.[9]
In January 2024, it was announced that Thomson Medical Group had completed the purchase of FV Hospital for $381.4 million.[10]
Accreditation
editFV Hospital was accredited in March 2016, by the Joint Commission International (JCI) in the Hospital Program,[11] becoming the second[12] international hospital in Vietnam to be accredited by Joint Commission International.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2021-02-25). "FV Hospital a private health leader". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "FValse - Franco - Vietnamese Hospital".
- ^ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre (28 May 2014). "The man with the 'golden' hands".
- ^ vietnamnet.vn. "News VietNamNet".
- ^ Yuan, Elizabeth (6 January 2012). "Vietnam surgery removes tumor twice man's weight". CNN.
- ^ Metro.co.uk, Metro News Reporter for (6 January 2012). "Man has 90-kilo tumour removed from leg during ten-hour operation".
- ^ "Surgeons to remove 90kg leg tumour". 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Man Undergoes Surgery to Remove 200-Pound Tumor on Leg - Fox News". Fox News. 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Bệnh viện FV: Khai trương phòng khám ở Trung tâm Sài Gòn". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Thomson Medical Group completes acquisition of FV Hospital". Yahoo! Finance Singapore. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ JCI-Accredited Organizations in Vietnam
- ^ "JCI-Accredited Organizations | Joint Commission International".
- ^ "Home". jointcommissioninternational.org.
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