The city has many hospitals and health facilities, and it helps people from southern Vietnam. There are 169 hospitals and over 13,000 healthcare facilities.

The head of the health department says the system is big and needs to work together.

Vietnam has an ageing population and people want good healthcare. The city wants to build a system that helps people throughout their lives.

The new system has different levels of healthcare based on people's needs. Patients can move between levels and their health records are connected.

The first level is primary healthcare, which focuses on preventing illness and keeping people healthy. It includes health stations, family doctors, and community teams.

The city wants to make this level stronger with health check-up programmes and electronic health records.

The second level has general hospitals that provide most medical services. These hospitals will help people and reduce pressure on big hospitals.

The third level has specialised hospitals that treat complex cases and do medical research.

The health department says the change is from individual hospitals to a network, and from hospital-centred to people-centred care.

Officials think this model can help create a good healthcare system for Vietnam.

The city is working on this new system.