STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP – PROJECT TO ENHANCE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITY IN VIETNAM

Source: Ambulance on Da Nang street – VnExpress

With the aspiration to build a professional, modern, and integrated national pre-hospital emergency system, the Kind’s Heart Foundation (Vingroup) has officially announced a VND 1,000 billion (approx. USD 40 million) sponsorship for the National Pre-hospital Emergency Project (2025–2030) — a strategic initiative with profound community impact.

Within this framework, the VinUni Center for Medical Simulation is honored to be selected as a training partner, responsible for implementing international-standard courses accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) to strengthen the professional capacity of medical personnel in the national 115 emergency system.

Hands-on CPR training session for participants.

Objectives & Vision

Pre-hospital emergency care — the service provided before a patient reaches the hospital — represents the “golden moment” that determines survival and minimizes complications following accidents, strokes, or cardiac arrests.
However, Vietnam’s current pre-hospital system faces significant challenges: limited national coverage, a shortage of specialized personnel, inconsistent equipment, and an uncoordinated dispatch model.

The project aims to build a professional – modern – integrated pre-hospital emergency network, based on three key pillars:

1. Training emergency personnel to international standards;

2. Equipping with modern vehicles, technologies, and medical tools;

3. Establishing an effective coordination network linking “scene – ambulance – hospital” rapidly and seamlessly.

International-standard Training Program

Source: CPR Guidelines – American Heart Association (AHA)

Within the project, the VinUni Center for Medical Simulation delivers AHA-accredited courses for 115 emergency medical staff, including:

• Basic Life Support (BLS Provider): for frontline emergency responders, providing essential lifesaving skills.

• Basic Life Support Instructor (BLS Instructor): to develop trainers capable of expanding and standardizing in-house education.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): for emergency responders and technicians managing complex cases such as cardiac arrest, polytrauma, and critical transport.

Through modern simulation-based training, participants gain not only theoretical knowledge but also hands-on experience in realistic emergency scenarios.
Upon completion, trainees receive an internationally recognized AHA certificate (valid for 2 years) and become part of the standardized professional network of pre-hospital emergency responders within the 115 system.

Project Value & Impact

• Enhancing individual capability: Participants are updated with the latest international guidelines, mastering life support, resuscitation, trauma management, and critical transport techniques.

• Standardizing the 115 emergency system: With unified personnel, training, equipment, and protocols, the pre-hospital emergency service will operate more professionally — from call to care, from scene to hospital — shortening the “golden time” for patient survival.

• Improving access to emergency healthcare: Especially in remote or island areas such as Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, Hai Phong, where timely intervention can mean the difference between life and death.

• Supporting national healthcare goals: Building a modern pre-hospital emergency infrastructure contributes to Vietnam’s Health Strategy 2025–2030, improving safety and wellbeing for both residents and visitors.

The Kind’s Heart Foundation (Vingroup) has made a strong and long-term financial commitment — VND 1,000 billion — to fully support the project, from equipment and training to network operations.

The VinUni Center for Medical Simulation plays a pivotal role in enhancing human capacity, ensuring training programs are international-standard, practice-oriented, and rapidly scalable.

This investment goes beyond technical details — it represents a transformation in emergency care culture, emphasizing professionalism, urgency, effectiveness, and compassion, with the patient at the center.

Acknowledgment

Commemorative photo of pilot training sessions in various provinces.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to:

• The Ministry of Health and related government bodies for their effective collaboration in developing the National Pre-hospital Emergency Plan;

• The pioneering provinces and cities: Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang), Kien Giang (Phu Quoc), Da Nang, and Bac Ninh — for their trust and proactive participation;

• The trainees, emergency responders, and technicians — our frontline heroes — for their dedication and professionalism during training;

• The team of experts and instructors from the VinUni Center for Medical Simulation and both domestic and international partners — for continuously enhancing the quality of the program;

• And especially, Kind’s Heart Foundation – Vingroup, the main sponsor — for their long-term vision, social responsibility, and unwavering commitment to public health.

The journey to strengthen pre-hospital emergency capacity in Vietnam is not a single project — it is a comprehensive commitment to saving lives.

With international-standard training, advanced simulation technology, strong financial investment, and the collective effort of the entire community, Vietnam is moving toward a professional, efficient, and compassionate pre-hospital emergency system — where everyone, everywhere, at any time, has the right to timely and standardized medical assistance.

Let’s join hands — because every ambulance trip is not just a journey, but a mission of life, opportunity, and hope.

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