Of the 54 public hospitals in the city, seven have carried out 100 per cent financial autonomy and 44 partial financial autonomy. Public hospitals in HCM City that have already achieved 50 per cent autonomy will be expected to implement full autonomy by January next year. Public hospitals prepare for autonomyVietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Health has encouraged public hospitals to begin preparing for full financial and managerial autonomy, following a recent requirement from the city’s Party Committee. Financial autonomy among hospitals is designed to help reduce state expenditures so that funds can be diverted to preventive medicine and targeted community-care programmes. Though the hospital has financial autonomy, it charges medical fees according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health.

Source: VietNamNet News July 11, 2016 05:03 UTC