Hoàng Gia Hợp
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Hoàng Gia Hợp | |
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 Hoàng and his wife | |
| Deputy Minister of Health of the 1st Republic of Vietnam – Đổng Lý Văn Phòng Bộ Y Tế VNCH – Đệ Nhất Cộng Hòa | |
| In office 19 June 1960 – 31 October 1963 | |
| Chánh Thanh Tra Y Tế | |
| In office November 1963 – April 1968 | |
| Sáng Lập – Viện Trưởng Bệnh Viện Hùng Vương of SouthVietnam | |
| In office April 1968 – February 1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 7 February 2009 (aged 101–102) |
Hoàng Gia Hợp (1907 – 7 February 2009)[citation needed] was a prominent Vietnamese-French medical doctor. He was a pioneering medical professional in Vietnam from the 1930s until his retirement in the 1990s.
Education[edit]
He completed the French Baccalaureate II Diploma ranking Excellent, from Paris, France. He graduated from the French established medical school in Hanoi Medical University – First Class of Medical School.
Family[edit]
Hoàng is a direct descendant and oldest son of Dr. Hoàng Gia Hội, 1st class of Medicin established by the French Government in Hà Nội; an aristocrat family. He was married to Khương Hữu Thị Võ – a wealthy and well-established family Khương Hữuh[1] in ViệtNam, France, and the United States. Hoàng is brother-in-law of South ViệtNam High Ranking Navy "Flag Officer" Khuong Huu Ba that held positions of Superintendent of the South Vietnamese Naval Academy and Fourth Coastal Zone Naval Commander & Army Regiment Military Special Zone Commander. They have one daughter Hoàng Thu Thủy (married to Doctor Tạ Minh Hiển – Canada)
Medical practice and political life[edit]
After graduating from medical school, he worked for a French hospital for three years. Subsequently, he found and established a private hospital in Hà Nội. Upon the division of North and South ViệtNam, Hoàng immigrated to the South. His medical practice was well known throughout the country, he assumed the position of Deputy Minister of Department of Health for the First Republic of South ViệtNam (trong thời đại nầy miền Nam ViệtNam không có chức vụ Thứ Trưởng – Đổng Lý Văn Phòng cũa Bộ là Thứ Trưởng).
Founder and CEO of Hùng Vương Hospital I SàiGòn[edit]
After cabinet member-level position, Dr. Hoàng served as chief inspector for the Department of Health for years. During this time, Hoàng inspected, coached, and provided guiding directions to many hospitals across South ViệtNam. In this inspection role, Hoàng saw the necessity of helping the Vietnamese people to have better access to medical care. On his own and with his own savings, he founded and established Hùng Vương Hospital [2] which later became South ViêtNam one of the most prestigious hospitals. He continued to seek for private donation and American aids during the ViệtNam conflict to better equip the hospital with all modern medical technologies as well as training Hospital staff. Hoàng was one of key instrumental in managing, teaching, and judging many Medical Students Graduating Doctorate Theses. His signature was in many hundreds of Medical Doctor degrees from South VietNam only National Medical/Dental school in SàiGòn, ViệtNam.
Life in retirement[edit]
After two decades of internal civil war, Vietnam was united between North and South, Hoàng immigrated to Canada with his wife Hoàng Khương Hữu Thị Võ.[3] He died on 7 February 2009 at the age of 102 years.
Quotes[edit]
- "Medical Profession is to serve and help the poor, the illness, and the unfortunate ones"
Books[edit]
- Domen, Arthur (2002). The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans: Nationalism and Americans. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253338549.
- Nguyen, Duong (2008). The Tragedy of VietNam War. Honolulu, Hawaii: MFarland. ISBN 978-0786432851.
- Sieg, Kent (2002). Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume V: Vietnam, 1967. Washington DC: US. State Department. ISBN 978-0160511509.
See also[edit]
- List of hospitals in Vietnam
- Hanoi Medical University – French Established Medical School in Hà Nội – Việt Nam
References[edit]
- ^ "The Khương-Hữu family name and its legacy..."
- ^ http://www.bvhungvuong.vn/?do=introduction&id=1
- ^ "Vo_Thi_H_Khuong_Descendants_Tree". khuong-huu.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Personal history [1]
