Yu Yanhong Secretary of the Party Committee of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Yu Wenming Director of SATCM Came to Xinzhong Street Community Care Service Station for the Aged under Beijing Gu Lou Hospital of TCM for Field Research
On the morning of October 23, 2018, Yu Yanhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Yu Wenming Director of SATCM came to Xinzhong Street Community Care Service Station for the Aged under Beijing Gu Lou Hospital of TCM to carry out the field research on the combination of medical services and care services for the aged, and the grassroots unit’s TCM service capacity improvement. At the research site were present the following persons: Cha Dezhong Head of the Office of SATCM, Hu Guohui, Head of the Personnel and Education Division, Jiang Jian Head of the Medical Administration Division, Liu Qunfeng Deputy Head of the Planning and Finance Division; Lei Haichao Party Secretary and Director of Beijing Municipal Committee of Health and Family Planning, Tu Zhitao Member of the Party Group and Director of Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Luo Zenggang and Yu Zhen Deputy Director of BMATCM, and Liu Juncai Deputy District Mayor of Dongcheng.
At the station, the visiting leaders at all levels greeted the community residents asking for health consultation, and tasted the autumn health tea. The TCM characteristic care service station for the aged was repeatedly praised by the residents! "At the doorstep, you can enjoy chronic disease management, psychological comfort, standardized medication, and healthy diet guidance, and can also experience the profound TCM health and old-age care culture." This can greatly meet the needs of the elderly for health services.
They were accompanied by Geng Jiawei Head of the Hospital, who introduced the experience of the hospital in conducting the combination of medical services and old-age care services. It’s pointed out that medical treatment, medical insurance and medical services are integrated into the community care service station for the aged by making the combination of TCM characteristic service and community old-age care services, the TCM health culture and popular science knowledge, and the medicine- food homology and healthy diet.
As Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yu Wenming, spoke highly of the TCM characteristic services of Beijing Gu Lou Hospital of TCM coming into the community station for the combination of medical and old-age care services, which was popular among the community residents. He hoped that the hospital would further summarize and refine the experience and form a replicable model so that the model can be promoted on a larger scale.
Yu Hongyan Secretary of the Party Committee of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, fully affirmed the remarkable achievements in the TCM work of Beijing. It’s noted that the hospital adhered to the highest standards, and formed a lot of good examples and experience in terms of top design, reform and innovation, serving Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei collaborative development and promoting the health in Beijing. In addition, the TCM service model of Beijing should be summed up. On the other hand, the following requirements are also put forward for further promoting the development of TCM clause: First, it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important statements on the development of Chinese medicine, uphold the new development concept, adequately play the role of Chinese medicine in building the "four centers" of Beijing, and make a demonstration throughout the country by using Xi Jinping's thought on the socialism with unique Chinese characteristics for a new era and the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress as a guide. Secondly, it’s to adequately play the important role of traditional Chinese medicine in making preventive treatment of disease, curing major diseases, and conducting disease rehabilitation, and to actively explore the TCM service model. Thirdly, it’s to insist on paying equal attention to both Chinese and Western medicine, and to come up with new ideas, summarize new experiences, and to develop new models in enhancing the core competitiveness of TCM.
During the field research, the two leaders of SATCM were accompanied by the following personnel all the way: the persons in charge of relevant divisions of Beijing Municipal Administration of TCM, Jia Hongmei, Secretary of the Dongcheng CPC Committee of Health and Family Planning, Lin Shan Director of the District Commission of Health and Family Planning, the leaders in charge of the District Education Commission, the Tourism Commission, the Office of the Elderly and Dongzhimen Sub-district Office, and the persons in charge of various research sites.
By Beijing Gu Lou Hospital of TCM
October 24, 2018