While other hospitals in Hanoi are pushed well beyond their limits during the COVID-19 epidemic, Hanoi American International Hospital in Cau Giay district, which was expected to be a 5-star hospital, has been abandoned for 23 years.
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| Hanoi American International Hospital towers on 2.7 hectares in Cau Giay district, next to Nghia Tan lake. The project was planned with having 300 international quality beds and a modern helicopter landing pad to diagnose and treat serious diseases such as blood cancer, brain, and heart disease |
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| The project certificate was granted in 1997 with the total investment $50 million poured by US-based Keystone Global Group. This was expected to be a 5-star hospital, equipped with modern facilities. However, more than 20 years after stopping construction, it remains a deserted and sprawling construction site, the area is now a playground for wild grass and weeds |
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| After 10 years of site clearance (1997-2007), the hospital began construction only to grind to a halt in 2012 |
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| Most parts of the construction were left unfinished |
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| The fences are rusting and the walls are covered by moss and weeds |
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| The utilities that have already been built are now dilapidated from disuse |
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| While the government is mobilising resources to build isolation areas for the epidemic, Hanoi American International Hospital is still abandoned, as a towering symbol of wasted national resources and a poor-performing investor |
By Nguyen Huong
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