1. Overview

1) Medical staff
West China Hospital ( WCH ) is currently the largest hospital in China, with 4,300  In-patient beds and the major referral center for complex health problems for Southwestern China.  The International Hospital of Sichuan Province ( IHSP ) is one of the components of WCH  and has ready access to all the advanced technology and expertise of the medical staff of WCH.  Routine as well as specialized medical care are provided in IHSP.  Out-patient clinic operates daily providing consultations for most health problems, annual check-ups and if necessary, direct admission to the In-patient department of  IHSP. There are seventeen physicians in IHSP,  eleven of them have associate or full professor appointments from WCH. Two of them have doctoral degrees. There are 51 registered nurses in IHSP.
 
2) Medical facility
Medical equipments such as PET Scan ( Positron Emission Tomatography ), MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging ), Helix-CT ( Spiral 64 slides Computerized Tomatography) , ECT,  DSA ( Digital Subtraction Angiography ), Rectilinear accelerator, Endoscopy, ECG, and ABP, all together are worth 0.5 billion RMB, are readily available to the patients of IHSP. The clinic laboratory has the most advanced equipments and has passed the accreditation of The College of American Pathologist (CAP). The CCU ( Coronary Care Unit ), ECU and SICU ( Surgical Intensive Care Unit ) can provide the most advanced level of  life support for critically-ill patients.
 
2. Medical service

1) Outpatient service
â‘  General Practitioner
All the General Practitioners in the outpatient department of IHSP are all well-trained and licwnsed to practice medicine.  Physician specialists in endocrinology, nephrology, urology, orthopaedics, pulmonary and critical care medicine, hematology and otolaryngology from WCH are readily available by consultation to assist in the care of IHSP patients. The hospital provides emergency service 24hours×365days. The patients are treated timely and conveniently.

2) Inpatient service
There are 56 beds in the in-patient department. The hospital admits more than 2,000 patients every year. Internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology, psychiatry, ophthalmology and otolaryngology are regularly involved in the care of  these patients.   Patient transfer and consultation between IHSP  and other departments in WCH have been standardized and stream-lined. If surgery is deemed necessary, preparation for surgery and recovery after surgery took place at IHSP. 
Medical assistance
24-hour hotline in Chinese and English has been setup to provide instant health information for  members of IHSP  and the general public. The Hospital is a partner of SOS, AEC and other insurance agencies and provides service such as patient transfer and filing for insurance claims.
 

3. Health Care

1) Membership management
Family doctors provide information and consultation for members of IHSP. The doctors also prepare health plans for members based on their individual needs. Patients are always accompanied with experienced nursing staff. Annual physical examinations is provided for members of IHSP at a very reasonable charge. All medical records are securely and confidentially kept in the hospital.
 
2) Community management
The hospital provides specific medical information or health plan for specific community.

4. Heath Education

1) General practitioner training for the community
The hospital provides training for general practitioners for many provinces. Knowledge of general practice, diseases and health management are taught during the training course.
2) Resident training
The hospital is authorized by the Chinese Ministry of Health as a training center for general practitioners. This training center utilizes the teaching resourses of WCH and provides training for resident who will work in the community clinic. To date, 20 residents are being  or have been trained in the center.
3) Health education for patients
Useful health information are dissiminated to patients of IHSP and the general public by lectures, posters and internet web sites.

5. Payment
    For the convenience of the patients and IHSP members, three kinds of payment methods are accepted by the hospital.
1) By yourself with cash, personal check or credit card.
2) By a third party Insurance company or medical assistant agency and other agency, which has partnership with the hospital and therefore  can provide guaranteed payment for the patient.
3) By deposit. Private accounts can be easily set-up for patients who want to deposit certain amount of money in their accounts. All the hospital expenses can de deducted from their accounts with the authorization of the account owner.s
  

Clinic schedule for various medical specialties