Medical Specialties

The Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Department – Hanoi French Hospital – plays a crucial role throughout procedures, surgeries, and the care of critically ill patients. The anesthesiology and intensive care team accompanies patients from relieving pain, closely monitoring them during surgery and procedures, to ensuring safe recovery, rapid rehabilitation, and treatment of severe, life-threatening conditions.

Scope of Practice

• General anesthesia: helping patients enter a deep sleep state, completely losing sensation and consciousness throughout surgery, ensuring safety and effectiveness of the intervention.
• Regional anesthesia, spinal/epidural anesthesia, quadratus lumborum block: numbing pain in specific body regions, commonly applied in limb, obstetric, or urological surgeries. Techniques can be performed under ultrasound guidance for precision and safety.
• Epidural analgesia for labor pain relief.
• Local anesthesia & peripheral nerve block: direct injection of anesthetic into the site or around nerves to relieve pain in minor procedures, outpatient surgeries, or joint interventions.
• Perioperative intensive care: continuous monitoring of vital signs to ensure safe awakening. Developing plans to minimize surgical complications and promptly managing emergencies.
• Intensive care: working with specialists to treat unstable or critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Postoperative pain management: applying multimodal pain control strategies, including analgesics and interventional techniques, to minimize pain and shorten recovery time.
• Sedation: supporting patients to relax and reduce anxiety during diagnostic or minimally invasive procedures, or while in intensive care, making the process smoother and more comfortable.
• Close coordination with insurance companies to ensure patients with insurance receive optimal benefits. Organizing medical transport and patient repatriation under the best possible conditions.

Medical Team

The anesthesiologists of Hanoi French Hospital are well-trained both domestically and internationally, with strong expertise and extensive experience. Each patient is unique, and every surgery is different, so anesthesiologists carefully prepare for each procedure, adapting flexibly inside and outside the operating room to ensure patient safety.

They work closely with specialists in cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology & urology, gastroenterology & hepatology, neurology, infectious diseases, and more, following the latest clinical practice guidelines and international consensus to provide optimal treatment and intensive care, particularly in severe and complex cases.

The anesthesiology and intensive care team, including anesthesiologists and nurses, are available 24/7 to ensure every patient receives the best care before, during, and after surgery or procedures. HFH medical staff not only focus on treatment but also on attentive patient care and family support.

Facilities & Technology

The operating theater complex of Hanoi French Hospital is modern and fully equipped to international standards, divided into 2 zones:

• Zone 1: 6 operating rooms, including 2 ultra-sterile rooms for neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery, and 4 other rooms for routine surgeries (including obstetrics). A 12-bed recovery room is equipped for monitoring, care, and postoperative pain management.
• Zone 2: 2 procedure rooms for gastrointestinal and respiratory endoscopy, and 1 room for cardiac interventions, along with 5 recovery beds for immediate post-procedure and post-endoscopy surgical care.

The operating theater adheres to the strictest standards of hygiene, infection prevention, and control. The central sterilization unit serves the operating complex, meeting the highest international standards in asepsis, infection prevention, and instrument handling.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) includes 8 individual beds to minimize hospital-acquired cross-infection, with a central monitoring system and the latest modern equipment from world-renowned brands such as Dräger, Philips, B. Braun, etc. The ICU also has a special negative-pressure isolation room for patients with high infection risk.

Hanoi French Hospital consistently invests in advanced equipment, including Vietnam’s first and most advanced Abbott Ensite X 3D EP System, Carl Zeiss Kinevo 900 surgical microscope, Olympus 4K visualization system, and Karl Storz extracorporeal lithotripsy system, among others.

With its vital role in every surgery and in intensive care, the Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Department – Hanoi French Hospital always prioritizes patient safety, treatment effectiveness, and patient experience. The combination of a highly experienced, internationally trained medical team with modern, internationally standardized equipment ensures safe and effective surgeries while maximizing patient comfort. With dedication and 24/7 readiness, the department is committed to accompanying patients through every stage of care – from preparation and surgery to recovery.