The clinic that ‘painted diseases’ on the abortion table was fined more than 100 million VND

Specifically, August General Clinic, located on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, was fined 106 million VND, stripped of the right to use its medical examination and treatment license for 4 months, according to the decision. The penalty decision was announced by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Inspectorate on November 12.

This place was determined by the Department of Health to provide medical examination and treatment services beyond the licensed expertise, creating a medical examination and treatment book but not fully recording it according to regulations. A nurse here was fined 35 million VND and stripped of her right to use her practicing certificate for 23 months due to medical examination and treatment beyond her expertise.

Before that, an 18-week pregnant woman came to this clinic, was given two pills to “axe pregnancy” of unknown type, and the next day was injected with medicine and had a cesarean section, costing 10 million VND. During the examination, the doctor announced that the pregnancy was large so it was a difficult case, requiring the “painless package” service and asked to transfer an additional 65 million VND. Because he didn’t have enough money, the patient’s family called the Department of Health to ask for help. The authorities came to rescue him and took him to Tu Du Hospital for emergency treatment on October 29.

For a similar violation, Saigon Medical Clinic, located at Nguyen Van Cu, Ward 2, District 5, was fined 109 million VND and had its license to operate medical examination and treatment revoked for 4 months. The person in charge of the profession of this place was also deprived of the right to use his practicing certificate for two months.

Previously, a 32-year-old woman, 10 weeks pregnant, came to the clinic and was prescribed medical abortion pills, but the medical record said “pregnancy care with Obimin”. After two days, the patient came back for a check-up and was advised to have an abortion, but the facility did not record the medical records nor sign a pre-commitment. On the procedure table, the staff forced the patient to pay an additional 17 million VND “otherwise it will be very painful”. The patient’s family called the Department of Health to ask for help on October 24, providing evidence of the “disease drawing” exchange.

Last September, this clinic was fined 202 million VND and suspended from operation for 4 months for “pretending to be sick and extorting money” and providing medical examination and treatment services beyond the scope of expertise stated in the license. At that time, the 37-year-old woman also agreed to an abortion package of two million VND. During the procedure, the doctor here asked her to pay 29 million VND to continue, “otherwise she will bleed a lot and be very painful”.

The Department of Health recommends that people, when seeking medical examination and treatment, look up tracuu.khambenh.gov.vn to know the techniques that the clinic has approved and to know the doctors practicing at the clinic.

When you suspect a clinic is operating without a license or a doctor is practicing beyond the permitted scope, call the hotline 0989401155 or report via the “Online Health” application so that the Department of Health Inspectors can promptly grasp the information. surprise check.