Prima Medical Center Saigon
10°46′53″N 106°40′53″E / 10.7813°N 106.6815°E
| Prima Medical Center Saigon | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | 27 Ky Dong Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Tertiary/ Quaternary |
| Network | World Association of Eye Hospitals |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 20 |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 October 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | primahealth |
Prima Medical Center Saigon or Prima Saigon Eye Hospital (abbrev: Prima Saigon or PMSG) is a tertiary ophthalmology center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Previously known as Hoan My International Eye Hospital,[1] Prima Medical Center Saigon is a tertiary eye hospital in South Vietnam. It is also a member [2] of Hoan My Medical Corporation,[3] the leading private healthcare platform in Vietnam, serving 5 Million patients annually.
The core subspecialties
[edit]- Contact lenses
- Pediatric ophthalmology
- Refractive and Lasik surgery
- Strabismus and lazy eyes
- General ophthalmology and cataract
- Retina[4] and diabetic retinopathy[5]
- Glaucoma
- Uveitis
- Oculoplasty
With 20-bed capacity and 6 operating theatres, the hospital served 60,000 patients, with 9,000 eye surgeries per year. Managed by Chief Executive Officer, Tran Quoc Bao, a top-notch expert [6] in healthcare[7] and medical tourism[8] in Vietnam, Prima Medical Center Saigon is one of few eye hospitals in Vietnam recognized by the US Embassy Vietnam[9] as an Eye Center of Excellence recommended for their citizens. In Oct 2023, Prima Medical Center Saigon was granted the Membership [10] of the World Association of Eye Hospitals, the Ivy League of Eye Hospitals in the World.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hoan My Saigon International Eye Hospital". 7 February 2018.
- ^ VietnamNews. "Hoan My medical group launches Prima medical center: a holistic approach to complete well-being".
- ^ "Official List Of Hospitals, Medical Centers And Clinics Under Hoan My Medical Group".
- ^ World Association of Eye Hospital. "DIABETES-RELATED EYE COMPLICATIONS SCREENING FOR THE ELDERLY ON WORLD DIABETES DAY 14/11".
- ^ Thanh Nien Magazine. "Experts share about the risk of permanent vision loss from diabetes".
- ^ The Asean Post. "Medical tourism on the rise". TheAseanPost.com.
- ^ Hospital Insider. "Why this Vietnam hospital is pursuing global accreditation standards". GovInsider.Asia.
- ^ Voice of America. "Vietnam Turning into Medical Tourism Destination". VOA.
- ^ U.S. EMBASSY & CONSULATE IN VIETNAM. "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE".
- ^ World Association of Eye Hospitals. "New members of the WAEH!".