Source: The First Affiliated Hospital
Written by: Peng Fuxiang, Li Shaobin
Translated by: Liang Wenjie
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

From September 24 to 26, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) organized the central media to conduct survey and interview at The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University on the work of national medical teams and partner assistance to grassroots hospitals. This activity was led by Deng Haihua, Deputy Director of Department of Publicity, NHFPC, and joined by journalists from central media such as Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, China Central Television (CCTV), Workers' Daily, Health Newspaper and China Health Television (CHTV).

On the afternoon of September 24, Deputy Director Deng Haihua and the central media journalists attended a report meeting on the work of national medical teams and partner assistance to grassroots hospitals organized by The First Affiliated Hospital. Xie Canmao, Deputy President of The First Affiliated Hospital; Chen Zhuoqi, Director of Party Committee Office; Chen Hong, Director of Department of Medical Affairs; and doctors who participated in national medical teams and partner assistance attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Deputy Director Deng Haihua pointed out that NHFPC values positive publicity about large public hospitals’ reform and development accomplishments, and emphasized that partner assistance to grassroots hospitals is an important measure of the central government to promote reform in medical and health services. This survey and interview activity conducted at The First Affiliated Hospital shows NHFPC’s affirmation of the hospital’s work on partner assistance to grassroots hospitals.

Deputy President Xie Canmao extended a warm welcome to the survey and interview team, and made a detailed report on the hospital’s work of partner assistance to grassroots hospitals in recent years. He pointed out that, the hospital has set up 9 high-level national medical teams to provide touring medical services in various parts of the country, assisted over 30 grassroots hospitals, and invested more than 2 million yuan in establishing a remote consultation system benefiting grassroots hospitals across several provinces. In addition, the hospital expanded to include its Huangpu Division and Dongshan Division, and constructed Huiya Hospital in collaboration with Huizhou government, allowing high-quality medical services and advanced medical technologies to reach out to grassroots communities, and providing medical support in emergencies, large events and charity activities. He emphasized that, with a history of over 100 years, The First Affiliated Hospital has adhered to the fine tradition of advocating public spirit in its construction and development, innovated its mechanism, established effective partner assistance models, achieved prominent results and played a leading role in elevating the overall medical level in the region.

After the meeting, the central media journalists respectively carried out in-depth interviews on the work of national medical teams, partner assistance to grassroots hospitals, medical disputes handling, etc. with leaders, doctors and nurses from relevant departments of the hospital.

On September 25, accompanied by leaders and experts from relevant departments of The First Affiliated Hospital, the NHFPC and central media delegation visited Huidong People’s Hospital to conduct a field survey and interview. Since 2004, Huidong People’s Hospital has partnered with The First Affiliated Hospital. The experts from The First Affiliated Hospital brought management, technologies and training, cultivated a batch of high-level local medical personnel, and established cardiac and cerebral vascular department, urinary minimally invasive surgical department, neonatal department and intensive care unit in Huidong People’s Hospital. According to statistics, from 2003 to 2012, Huidong People’s Hospital’s annual outpatient visits have increased six times, reaching 700,000; annual hospitalizations have increased from 9,000 to 30,000; and annual surgeries have increased from 2,000 to 6,000, realizing a leap-forward development.