Shanghai to enhance community healthcare centers
2 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai to enhance community healthcare centers

China Daily  

Shanghai will elevate the role of the community healthcare centers to comprehensively build up their capacities in basic medical treatment, rehabilitation, public health services and health management, said Wen Daxiang, director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health, at a news conference on Jan 17. At the same time, the city will prioritize opening registration slots at second- and third-tier hospitals to patients recommended by community healthcare centers, Wen said. Additionally, the city will improve healthcare for key populations, including the elderly, children, and those with mental health or chronic conditions, through special initiatives such as nutrition improvement, cognitive disorders prevention, and mental health services. Efforts will also be made to expand healthcare services by advancing chronic diseases management, enhancing pediatric and mental health care, improving hospital facilities, and increasing the availability of automated defibrillator devices.

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Shanghai opens its doors to foreign-owned hospitals
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai opens its doors to foreign-owned hospitals

China Daily  

Parkway Shanghai holds a ceremony on Dec 11, 2024 to celebrate its 20th anniversary since entering the Chinese market. Shanghai announced on Wednesday plans to encourage the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in the municipality's key economic zones, biopharmaceutical industry clusters and downtown districts with a high concentration of expatriate residents. Shanghai's move responds to a national initiative released in …

90 pct of Chinese counties run TCM centers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

90 pct of Chinese counties run TCM centers

China Daily  

BEIJING -- By 2024, approximately 90 percent of counties in China had set up county-run traditional Chinese medicine institutions, according to a national TCM meeting that opened on Wednesday. TCM centers had been established in nearly every town, township, and urban community throughout China, according to statistics released at the meeting. According to Yu Yanhong, head of the National Administration …

China allows wholly foreign-owned hospitals in major cities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China allows wholly foreign-owned hospitals in major cities

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has unveiled a plan to allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in some major cities, in a move to further open up its medical sector. Chen Hao, director of the drug policy and management research center at Wuhan-based Tongji Medical College in Huazhong University of Science and Technology, said foreign-owned hospitals, generally positioned toward the high-end …

Shanghai hospital celebrates 180th anniversary
4 months, 1 week ago

Shanghai hospital celebrates 180th anniversary

China Daily  

Shanghai Renji Hospital holds a ceremony to celebrate the 180th anniversary of its founding on Monday. Shanghai Renji Hospital, the first Western medicine hospital established in Shanghai after the city's opening to foreign trade, celebrated the 180th anniversary of its founding on Monday. The hospital, which is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and possesses four campuses …

China to enhance TCM's role in providing healthcare services: official
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China to enhance TCM's role in providing healthcare services: official

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China will strengthen the role of traditional Chinese medicine in advancing its Healthy China Initiative, said a senior official at the National Health Commission. China now boasts 41,700 TCM clinics and over 99 percent of community- and township-level medical institutions are capable of providing TCM services. In 2023, China's 93,000 TCM specialized medical institutions recorded 1.54 billion medical …

China allows foreign owned hospitals in Beijing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China allows foreign owned hospitals in Beijing

China Daily  

By Wang Xiaoyu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-08 13:41 China plans to allow wholly-owned foreign hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and seven other cities or regions, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday. Foreign hospitals will be allowed to set up wholly-owned hospitals in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing in Jiangsu province, Fuzhou in Fujian province, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province …

China allows foreign owned hospitals in Beijing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China allows foreign owned hospitals in Beijing

China Daily  

China plans to allow wholly-owned foreign hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai and seven other cities or regions, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday. Foreign hospitals will be allowed to set up wholly-owned hospitals in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing in Jiangsu province, Fuzhou in Fujian province, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province as well as the whole island of Hainan, the …

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa

China Daily  

Chen Shunchi, a doctor from the Beijing Anding Hospital at Capital Medical University who now works as an aid-Xizang doctor at the People's Hospital of Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, diagnoses monk patients in Lhasa. In August 2015, Beijing initiated its support for the construction of the People's Hospital of Lhasa in the Xizang autonomous region. Zhang Ning, the deputy Party …

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa

China Daily  

Chen Shunchi, a doctor from the Beijing Anding Hospital at Capital Medical University who now works as an aid-Xizang doctor at the People's Hospital of Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, diagnoses monk patients in Lhasa. In August 2015, Beijing initiated its support for the construction of the People's Hospital of Lhasa in the Xizang autonomous region. Zhang Ning, the deputy Party …

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa

China Daily  

Chen Shunchi, a doctor from the Beijing Anding Hospital at Capital Medical University who now works as an aid-Xizang doctor at the People's Hospital of Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, diagnoses monk patients in Lhasa. In August 2015, Beijing initiated its support for the construction of the People's Hospital of Lhasa in the Xizang autonomous region. Zhang Ning, the deputy Party …

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing medical experts transforming healthcare in Lhasa

China Daily  

Chen Shunchi, a doctor from the Beijing Anding Hospital at Capital Medical University who now works as an aid-Xizang doctor at the People's Hospital of Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, diagnoses monk patients in Lhasa. In August 2015, Beijing initiated its support for the construction of the People's Hospital of Lhasa in the Xizang autonomous region. Zhang Ning, the deputy Party …

China makes headway in enhancing grassroots medical services
10 months, 2 weeks ago

China makes headway in enhancing grassroots medical services

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China has worked to bolster its public health care services at various levels, aiming to improve its people's well-being, a senior National Health Commission official said on Tuesday. At a press conference held in Beijing, NHC official Zhu Hongbiao highlighted China's efforts to channel medical resources, including personnel, technology, services and management, into community-level health care institutions, ensuring …

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility
10 months, 4 weeks ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility
10 months, 4 weeks ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility
1 year ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

Guizhou builds 5-level medical system to improve healthcare services
1 year, 11 months ago

Guizhou builds 5-level medical system to improve healthcare services

China Daily  

The construction of regional medical centers is crucial for the well-being and health of the people. The Guizhou Provincial Health Commission insists on high-quality development as its unifying principle and has established a five-level medical service system, thereby firmly securing the health needs of the masses. At the same time, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and the …

Guizhou builds 5-level medical system to improve healthcare services
1 year, 11 months ago

Guizhou builds 5-level medical system to improve healthcare services

China Daily  

The construction of regional medical centers is crucial for the well-being and health of the people. The Guizhou Provincial Health Commission insists on high-quality development as its unifying principle and has established a five-level medical service system, thereby firmly securing the health needs of the masses. At the same time, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University and the …

Beijing accelerates building of palliative care service system
1 year, 11 months ago

Beijing accelerates building of palliative care service system

China Daily  

BEIJING -- After being diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2020, Zhang Hua, 62, was sent to the Puhuangyu community health center in Beijing's Fengtai District for better treatment. Over the past three years, Zhang's two daughters have been responsible for looking after him, and eventually, they shifted him to the community health center upon learning that the center provides hospice …

Soaring COVID-19 cases shine light on China's healthcare gap
2 years, 2 months ago

Soaring COVID-19 cases shine light on China's healthcare gap

Firstpost  

In one of the world’s most unequal economies, China’s centralised healthcare system drives money and resources towards urban hospitals at the expense of rural ones, a disparity that has become all the more intense as cases surge Tangshan, China: Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even as hospitals in major cities heave under an …

Covid has infected over 70% population in this Chinese city in recent surge
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid has infected over 70% population in this Chinese city in recent surge

Live Mint  

Around 70% of Shanghai's total population has been infected by COVID during the recent surge in China, a senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals expressed recently as reported by the state media on Tuesday. "Now the spread of the epidemic in Shanghai is very wide, and it may have reached 70 percent of the population, which is 20 …

Shanxi continues to build regional medical centers
2 years, 11 months ago

Shanxi continues to build regional medical centers

China Daily  

North China's Shanxi will focus on diseases with a high mortality and high referral rate, strengthen the construction of regional medical centers, and strive to provide patients with serious illnesses with efficient treatment within the province within the next five years. Shanxi will strengthen innovation in systems, technology, models and management, accelerate the expansion and regional balanced distribution of high-quality …

China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for Covid-19

India Today  

China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out Covid-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents as cases continued to rise on Monday, in one of the country's biggest-ever public health responses. The city has also converted multiple hospitals, gymnasiums, apartment blocks and other venues into central quarantine sites, including the …

Guizhou to build 50 county-level medical sub-centers
3 years, 1 month ago

Guizhou to build 50 county-level medical sub-centers

China Daily  

County-level medical sub-centers are capable of operating level 2 surgeries. According to the Guizhou Provincial Department of Health, Southwest China's Guizhou province will construct 50 county-level medical sub-centers in nine cities and prefectures so as to boost the development of medical treatment in rural areas. The medical sub-centers will provide diagnosis, rehabilitation and nursing services for common diseases, as well …

Guizhou to build 50 county-level medical sub-centers
3 years, 1 month ago

Guizhou to build 50 county-level medical sub-centers

China Daily  

County-level medical sub-centers are capable of operating level 2 surgeries. According to the Guizhou Provincial Department of Health, Southwest China's Guizhou province will construct 50 county-level medical sub-centers in nine cities and prefectures so as to boost the development of medical treatment in rural areas. The medical sub-centers will provide diagnosis, rehabilitation and nursing services for common diseases, as well …

Urban health facilities evaluated in new report
3 years, 5 months ago

Urban health facilities evaluated in new report

China Daily  

Chinese eastern and southern cities perform better than those in other parts of the country in public health and supporting facilities, while cities with more than 3 million permanent residents are better compared with those with lower populations, according to a report released by Tsinghua University on Monday. Jointly released by the Tsinghua's Institute for China Sustainable Urbanization and Wanke …

Shanghai eyes biopharma for 'quality growth'
3 years, 5 months ago

Shanghai eyes biopharma for 'quality growth'

China Daily  

Lujiazui, the financial center in Shanghai, forms a perfect backdrop to the Bund area. Metropolis host to 20 events to discuss latest industry trends, opportunities Shanghai debuted International Biopharma Industry Week on Monday as it trained its sights on building a world-class biopharmaceutical industry cluster in the city. "A healthy contract development manufacturing organization industry can help multinational pharma companies …

To optimize medical services, discourage unnecessary visits to top hospitals
4 years ago

To optimize medical services, discourage unnecessary visits to top hospitals

China Daily  

Editor's Note: From "bare-foot doctors" to the most expansive and effective medical insurance system, China has made remarkable achievements in the healthcare sector. The fact that 97 percent of China's 1.4 billion people are covered by medical insurance of different kinds and the lack of facilities to diagnose serious illnesses in most clinics and medical centers prompt people to go …

To optimize medical services, discourage unnecessary visits to top hospitals
4 years ago

To optimize medical services, discourage unnecessary visits to top hospitals

China Daily  

Editor's Note: From "bare-foot doctors" to the most expansive and effective medical insurance system, China has made remarkable achievements in the healthcare sector. The fact that 97 percent of China's 1.4 billion people are covered by medical insurance of different kinds and the lack of facilities to diagnose serious illnesses in most clinics and medical centers prompt people to go …

Life expectancy of Shanghai residents grows
4 years, 1 month ago

Life expectancy of Shanghai residents grows

China Daily  

Elderly residents take part in an art class at the day-care center in a citizen service station in Jiaxing sub-district, Shanghai's Hongkou district. Based on statistics released by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Thursday, the infant mortality rate was 2.66 deaths per thousand live births and the maternal mortality rate was 3.66 per 100,000 last year. Fifty internet hospitals …

China looks to improve public health system
4 years, 10 months ago

China looks to improve public health system

China Daily  

China plans to ramp up its public health infrastructure and boost regional treatment capabilities for infectious diseases in order to strengthen weak areas exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a plan released by the National Development and Reform Commission and two other government bodies on May 20. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and its provincial-level institutions …

PHOTOS: China Builds A Medical Center From Scratch In Under 2 Weeks
5 years, 1 month ago

PHOTOS: China Builds A Medical Center From Scratch In Under 2 Weeks

NPR  

PHOTOS: China Builds A Medical Center From Scratch In Under 2 Weeks Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images Updated on Feb. 3 at 1:30 p.m. toggle caption AFP via Getty Images "I wouldn't call it a hospital. toggle caption Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images The two structures will consist largely of "prefabricated hospital …

China establishes national center for children's health
7 years, 9 months ago

China establishes national center for children's health

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A National Center for Children's Health was opened in both Beijing and Shanghai on Thursday. In Beijing, the center is based at the Beijing Children's Hospital under Capital Medical University. In Shanghai, it is based at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University and the Shanghai Children's Medical Center under Shanghai Jiao Tong University. "One of the urgent priorities …

More foreigners seeking medical care in Xinjiang
7 years, 10 months ago

More foreigners seeking medical care in Xinjiang

China Daily  

A nurse from the Hospital of Xinjiang Traditional Uyghur Medicine, attends to a mother from Uzbekistan, along with her daughter, who was born in the facility in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Region plans to expand services for people along Silk Road routes More patients from Central Asian nations sought medical care in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous …

Partnerships planned for medical institutes
7 years, 11 months ago

Partnerships planned for medical institutes

China Daily  

Medical partnerships will be promoted across China by 2020 to provide patients with more sustainable and efficient healthcare services, according to a central government guideline to be released. Medical partnerships, which promote effective cooperation and coordination between different types of medical institutes, play a very important role in establishing a tiered medical care system, which is key to the success …

Partnerships planned for medical institutes
7 years, 11 months ago

Partnerships planned for medical institutes

China Daily  

Medical partnerships will be promoted across China by 2020 to provide patients with more sustainable and efficient healthcare services, according to a central government guideline to be released. Medical partnerships, which promote effective cooperation and coordination between different types of medical institutes, play a very important role in establishing a tiered medical care system, which is key to the success …

Shanghai provides medical support to Karamay
7 years, 11 months ago

Shanghai provides medical support to Karamay

China Daily  

Jiang Dongdong, deputy secretary and of Karamay municipality and Wu Guangming, an Aid-Xinjiang leader from Tongji University inaugurate an experts’ studio for doctors from Shanghai at Karamay Central Hospital on April 6. A group of medical experts from Shanghai was sent to Karamay to boost medical discipline and standards in the western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region city on April 6. …

Guidelines to help fix national healthcare
7 years, 11 months ago

Guidelines to help fix national healthcare

China Daily  

China will press to strengthen medical partnerships and arrange closer ties between top-tier hospitals and grassroots medical services to provide better health management and care for urban and rural residents. "The goal for the medical partnerships is to make quality medical care more accessible to the wider public, especially in less-developed areas," Li said. The idea of building partnerships across …

Family doctors help 'better manage' health[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years ago

Family doctors help 'better manage' health[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Over the years, Shanghai health authorities have worked to improve the family doctor system. For Shanghai retiree Li Feng, who has coronary heart disease, finding a doctor to renew his prescription is no longer a headache thanks to the city's family doctor system. Under the system, residents can sign a contract with a family doctor working at a community health …

Expert: Integrate medical resources
8 years, 2 months ago

Expert: Integrate medical resources

China Daily  

A child receives treatment at Beijing Children's Hospital in December. "Better integration would increase efficiency and help control medical expenditure, so that people can get quality, safe and sustainable basic health services," said Wang Yixin, a professor of general medicine at Beijing Anzhen Hospital. "Integration would help address the issue in Beijing, home to most of China's top hospitals, of …

Premier: China will continue healthcare aid to other developing countries[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 4 months ago

Premier: China will continue healthcare aid to other developing countries[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Premier Li Keqiang delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai, Monday, Nov 21, 2016. Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Monday that China will continue its participation in a global campaign for health promotion and provide healthcare to other developing countries. China has actively endorsed and promoted global cooperation in …

China targets family doctor services for all[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 9 months ago

China targets family doctor services for all[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

By 2017, more than 30 percent of the entire population, including over 60 percent of the priority groups, will be able to enjoy contractual services from family doctors, according to the guideline. China is planning to extend family doctor services to the entire population by 2020 and ensure more convenient health services for residents who have signed contracts with family …

China Aims to Double Doctor Numbers as Cure For Healthcare Woes
9 years, 11 months ago

China Aims to Double Doctor Numbers as Cure For Healthcare Woes

The Quint  

China will almost double the number of its general doctors by 2020, trim its public sector and improve technology as it seeks to fix a healthcare system plagued by snarling queues and poor rural services, its main administrative authority has said. China’s fast-growing healthcare market is a magnet for global drug makers, medical device firms and hospital operators, all looking …

Duke to add dimension to Shanghai health care
11 years, 1 month ago

Duke to add dimension to Shanghai health care

China Daily  

A Shanghai public hospital has established a partnership with Duke University in the United States, part of the city's efforts to improve medical services for local residents and expand its medical resources. Shanghai Pudong Hospital signed an agreement with Duke University on Feb 21 to jointly carry out medical treatment services by establishing an international medical department in the city. …

Duke to add dimension to Shanghai health care
11 years, 1 month ago

Duke to add dimension to Shanghai health care

China Daily  

A Shanghai public hospital has established a partnership with Duke University in the United States, part of the city's efforts to improve medical services for local residents and expand its medical resources. Shanghai Pudong Hospital signed an agreement with Duke University on Feb 21 to jointly carry out medical treatment services by establishing an international medical department in the city. …

Beijing competes to spearhead national medical reforms
11 years, 1 month ago

Beijing competes to spearhead national medical reforms

China Daily  

The Beijing municipal government is seeking central government support to lead China's experimentation with building wholly foreign-owned medical establishments, according to a local official. Han Xiaofang, chief of the municipality's medical reform office, said on Monday that Beijing is making active efforts to seek approval from higher authorities to spearhead the country's deepening medical reforms. Citing a municipal government document …

Community health centers to ease pressure on large hospitals[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
11 years, 4 months ago

Community health centers to ease pressure on large hospitals[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

People receive medical service at a community clinic in Shanghai. But I prefer larger hospitals though they are far away because I think the medical staff in the bigger hospitals might be more professional and experienced," Wang says. But many cities across the country including Shanghai are promoting community-based health service centers, which could divert some patients from large hospitals, …

Public hospital reform begins in counties
12 years, 9 months ago

Public hospital reform begins in counties

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's county-level hospitals are to lead the country's reform on public healthcare facilities, under a guideline published Friday on the central government's website. It introduced a pilot program covering 300 county-level hospitals, which are expected to undergo reforms in finance, management and human resources by 2015 to enhance their capacity. County hospitals are known as the backbone of …

Community health service system to be improved
21 years, 5 months ago

Community health service system to be improved

China Daily  

Community health service system to be improved China is expected to set up a nationwide framework for its community health service system by 2005, said officials from China's health and civil affairs departments Friday. China has decided to take measures to improve its community health service system, according to officials attending an inauguration ceremony for building pilot communities with a …

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