By the end of 2025, the province is expected to have 3,578 licensed non-public healthcare facilities, up 607 from late 2024, the Department of Health said. These include 1,077 medical facilities, 200 traditional medicine establishments, and 2,301 pharmaceutical outlets.
Gia Lai Department of Health Director Le Quang Hung said the sector’s expansion aligns with national policy orientations and is helping diversify medical services alongside the public system. “Private hospitals have invested in modern infrastructure and highly qualified staff, implementing many advanced techniques to improve public health”, he said.
One of the leading facilities, Hoang Anh Gia Lai University Medical Hospital, has built a strong reputation over more than 12 years. Through long-term cooperation with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, the hospital has strengthened its specialist capacity, trained skilled staff and adopted complex new procedures, said its director, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong.
From 2023 to 2025, the hospital recorded significant increases in outpatient visits, inpatient admissions and surgical volumes. Its specialists have introduced advanced techniques across internal medicine, surgery, emergency care and interventional procedures, reducing the need for referrals to higher-level hospitals.
Patients say the collaboration between hospitals has delivered tangible benefits. Ta Quang Truong, a resident of Phu Thien Commune, said his wife received attentive treatment and underwent an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography performed with support from doctors of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. “Her condition improved significantly, giving our family great peace of mind”, he said.
The hospital is also building the second phase of its high-tech facility, which will add over 20,000 square meters of floor space and 200 more inpatient beds, bringing total capacity to 519 beds. The new development will house specialized technical units, intensive care areas, intervention suites and synchronized auxiliary services.
In eastern Gia Lai, Binh Dinh Hospital, operated by Binh Dinh General Hospital Joint Stock Company, is another major private provider. The hospital currently has 335 planned beds and nearly 400 active beds, treating about 500 outpatients and 300 inpatients daily, said General Director Do Van Tu.
The hospital’s strengths include obstetrics, surgery and cardiology-stroke care. Its obstetrics department offers routine deliveries, laparoscopic gynecological procedures and intrauterine insemination (IUI), with plans to introduce in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2026. Surgeons have also performed orthopedic replacements of hips, knees and shoulders, bone fixation, and urological procedures such as percutaneous lithotripsy and laser hemorrhoid treatment, supported by specialists from the provincial central general hospital and Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Director Hung said the Department of Health will continue encouraging investment in non-public healthcare, prioritizing new models, general hospitals and specialized facilities. The goal, he said, is to broaden healthcare options and ensure residents have more convenient access to quality medical services.