With the active support of the enterprise community, agencies, committees and branches in the province, along with the efforts of Becamex IDC and the cooperation of local hospitals, the Field hospital is completing the final stages to officially go into operation on July 18, 2021 after 5 days of speedy construction, making an important contribution to the local Covid-19 prevention and control.
Becamex IDC and forces urgently construct to put the Field hospital into operation
The 1,500-bed field hospital is located at World Trade Center Binh Duong New City (WTC EXPO) - one of the largest convention and exhibition centers in Vietnam operated according to international standards with an area of up to 22,000m2, fully equipped with high-class facilities and equipment such as: Electricity, water, air compressor, parking, and waste treatment systems are equipped with modern equipment, and are conveniently designed for almost any activity. After repelling the Covid-19 pandemic, WTC EXPO will be carried out disinfection and hygiene of the entire system under the guidance of the Ministry of Health, including air-conditioning ducts, all halls, rooms and common areas so that this place continues to be the place for trade exhibitions, conferences, seminars, cultural exchanges, etc. of continental and world level.
Besides intensive treatment hospitals such as Provincial General Hospital and some hospitals specializing in emergency resuscitation for severe Covid-19 infections, the addition of large-scale field hospitals that fully meet the needs of facilities and equipment is very necessary, in order to promptly treat all new cases detected through screening tests in high-risk areas in the community, both to meet the health care requirements of the people and to reduce the load on upper-level hospitals.
Depending on the development of the pandemic, Becamex IDC is ready to requisition the Startup Workshop of the Eastern International University to form the next Field hospital with a scale of 1,500 beds, which can be put into operation as soon as next August.
Reported by Cao Van - Translated by Nguyen Trang