Peking Union Medical College Hospital collectively trained and educated a large population of outstanding clinical doctors and medical researchers, insisting upon the development of medical research, receiving various national and international awards and grants.
Hospital faculty holds esteemed positions within the Chinese Medical Association(total of 83 societies), Chinese Medical Doctor Association as president, chairman, vice chairman or board commissioners; Beijing Medical Association as well as chief editors or editors of various specialty journals.
As early as 1986 our hospital established a Medical Results Award program with a running history of 20 years, receiving 480 project researches representative of hospital management, development, quality control, highlighting inter and intradepartment cooperation, emphasizing our advantage of being a general hospital, encouraging development of innovative techniques and ideas. Within the last 5 years, the hospital has received ove 10 clinical national awards and various departments designated by the Chinese Ministry of Health as National Selective Focus Department.
Within recent years, the hospital has been emphasizing enlargmentofout patient clinic space, improve service, improve patient relations. In 2005, admission numbers reached 46000 visits, a 63% increase compared to numbers in 2000; out patient visits of up to 17.8 million patient visit, a 66% increase since 2000. The hospital has imported the first 64 row CT and 64 row double helix CT, 3T MRI, and the first to import a digital cather center and various large scale apparatus, elevating our hospital to an international level.
Our department of nursing has received national acclaim, following strict professionalism. Since the 90s the hospital was the first in China to enact “patients are our center” a complete nursing regimen, improving national nursing standards. In 1999 began specialty training programs for nurses, with specialized nurses in dialysis, AIDS, parenteral and enteral nutrition centers, they are knowledgeable in not only basic nursing skills but specialized requirements as well, our hospital is a model center for nursing continuing education and training.
Our hospital is the first in the nation to offer surgical services. Our special care medical unit is responsible for medical care of delegates from over 120 countries, beautifully completing various government appointed political responsibilities including medical support and assistance of international political leaders including presidents during their China visit, rescue and transport of international emergency victims winning international acclaim.
PUMCH respects and values our community and social responsibilities. Over the years have been actively a part of outreach and assistance programs throughout China including rescue outreach such as SARS, avian flu, AIDS and various other epidemics, our doctors have always been silent participants in the frontline, dedicating their services voluntarily.
Being a pillar of respect and medical leader, our hospital attracts patients from all over China, ranking highest amongst Beijing hospitals during recent evaluations