Bach Mai Hospital calls for an investigation of the wrong viral video scandal

In a video entitled “Detective Said Out Out Bach Mai Hospital Mora, the crime reveals that is more terrible than fake milk and fake drugs that poisoned the population in silence” was widespread on social media.

Despite its sensational title, the content of the video shows pictures that allegedly claimed from the hospital's waste collection that the employees smuggle waste outwards in order to recycle them into household items such as straws and utensils and thus endanger the community.

In the afternoon of April 28, Associate Professor Vu van Giap, deputy director of the Bach Mai Hospital, confirmed the press that the information was slandered and slandered and caused unnecessary panic in patients and their families.

Giap explained that the hospital officially submitted an inquiry to the Ministry of Internal Political Security (Ministry of Public Security) and the Hanoi police to examine the motives and intentions of the accounts that spread information that has not been verified. The hospital is determined to protect its reputation and will take legal action if defamed activities are confirmed.

According to Dr. Truong Anh Thu, Head of the Infection Control Department in Bach Mai Hospital, the hospital generates 8-9 tons of waste a day, of which 6-7 tons are not shy and are about 1.5 tons dangerous, including infectious and non-infectious waste.

The waste management in the hospital strictly corresponds to the legal regulations that are operated within the hospital within the framework of 20/2021 of the Ministry of Health and the Environmental Protection Act. Waste is carefully checked in its source and the recycling is carried out in accordance with the official guidelines.

With regard to wastewater, Thu explained that the hospital operates a modern medical wastewater treatment system that can handle the entire wastewater generated to ensure environmental safety. The hospital regularly organizes training courses for employees through the theory and for the practice of waste sorting on the source.

For radioactive waste generated in the oncology center, the hospital collects it separately in lead discounts until it does not become hazös and then transferred to authorized waste treatment units.

With regard to devices that emit radiation, the hospital has set up a radiation security committee that is responsible for radiation security measures. Regular inspections ensure that all machines work safely and protect health workers, patients and surrounding residents.

Phuong Thuy