Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Vietnam Burn Hospital explore treatment collaboration

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital said it hosted a delegation from the Vietnamese hospital at its main building conference room last Friday.

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital held discussions with Vietnam’s Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital on expanding collaboration in burn treatment. (Courtesy of Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital)

During the meeting, the two institutions discussed strengthening cooperation in burn treatment and exchanged information on treatment technologies and infrastructure. Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital is a specialized burn treatment center located in Hanoi.
The two sides also discussed potential collaboration projects, including multicenter clinical trials, academic exchanges, specialized staff training and joint research.

Following the meeting, the Vietnamese delegation toured several facilities at Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital.

Professor Yoon Jae-cheol of the hospital’s burn surgery department introduced core treatment facilities, including Korea’s largest hyperbaric oxygen therapy center capable of treating up to 36 patients simultaneously, as well as burn treatment rooms and burn intensive care units.

Professors Seo Dong-kook of plastic surgery and Joo So-young of rehabilitation medicine also introduced outpatient clinics, laser treatment rooms, skin regeneration therapy facilities and robotic rehabilitation therapy systems.

The visitors additionally toured supporting departments such as the Burn Research Institute, the Department of Laboratory Medicine and the pharmacy team.

Nguyen Nhu Lam, director of Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital, said the delegation gained insight into Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital’s multidisciplinary treatment system and clinical infrastructure.

Hur Jun, director of Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, said sharing the hospital’s experience performing more than 2,700 acute burn surgeries annually was meaningful and expressed hope for closer cooperation in burn treatment between the two institutions.

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