Shanghai set to reform public hospitals   

韩正：上海公立医院改革进入深水区 面临更大挑战

中共中央政治局委员、上海市委书记韩正26日在上海表示，上海的公立医院改革，虽然已取得一些成果，但是下一步改革进入深水区，将面临更大困难和挑战。

Shanghai (CNS)-- Plans for the reform of Shanghai's public hospitals, which include "patient-oriented" measures, were mapped out Wednesday at a government conference.

The target of the reform is to "mobilize the enthusiasm" of medical personnel in order to benefit the general public, said Han Zheng, secretary of the Communist Party of China Shanghai Municipal Committee.

The reform includes the establishment of a new managerial mechanism at public hospitals in district and county areas; the adding of special hospital beds for the elderly; and the implementation of patient-oriented measures, he said.

Han also called for pilot reforms of four newly established tertiary hospitals in the Shanghai suburbs.