Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Binh put into operation a VND1.399 trillion ($73.25 million) general hospital on Feb. 27 after the six-year construction, the Vietnam News Agency said Feb. 27. Located on a site of 6,500 square meters, the 700-sickbed hospital was outfitted with advanced medical equipment, aiming to reduce overload of the hospitals in the province. The hospital, which is considered as the most modern provincial hospital in the northern region, is expected to meet the demand of medical check-ups and treatment for locals and neighboring localities. The communist country now has 13,600 state and private-owned hospitals with 172,500 sickbeds.
