Ts.tumur-ochir: Privatization of State Hospitals Will Open Greater Opportunities

Trans. by B.DULGUUN

The sole referral center for cardiovascular and neurological treatment in Mongolia is the State Central Third Hospital. It has introduced several new technologies for medical treatment and services this year, including cardiac resynchronization therapy CRT, which was introduced in September for treating chronic heart failure.

Doctors and surgeons from the hospital have successfully completed difficult surgeries for the first time in Mongolia. They transplanted three heart valves simultaneously in June, completed varicose vein surgeries that operate inside blood vessels in August, and treated a patient with resistant hypertension and renal artery disease by removing the diseased inner lining of the artery.

The State Central Third Hospital can hospitalize up to 430 people and has over 720 staff. Approximately 18,000 to 19,000 people receive outpatient services, which don't require patients to stay overnight at the hospital, and around 20,000 people are admitted to the hospital annually.

The following is an interview with Director of the State Central Third Hospital Ts.Tumur-Ochir about the hospital.

State hospitals completed a number of projects and programs with investment from the government and private sector. Were these projects effective?

The Heart Attack and Stroke Project was carried out with support from the Millennium Challenge Account in Mongolia and the World Health Organization from 2010 to 2013. As a result, a department for acute cerebral stroke and heart attack was established with 20 beds. The department is fully equipped with computer-assisted diagnostics and angiography laboratory. The workload increased rapidly after this department was opened.

Around 600 people were treated after stokes at this department in the first half of 2015. The number of people getting a heart attack is increasing every day. A total of 14 billion MNT was invested into our hospital. Besides renewing technology and equipment, we had doctors trained overseas for short and long periods.

The State Central Third Hospital cooperates with university hospitals of over 20 countries, including the USA, France, Taiwan, Russia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Most recently, we signed an agreement with the National Heart Center Singapore. The Singapore Brain Spine Nerves Center also proposed to collaborate.

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