The 9th China Heath Rankings was released: only winner of “Most Social Responsible Specialized Hospital of the Year”

On September 22, the most significant award ceremony in the field of medicine – “The 9th China Health Rankings Award Ceremony” was held at Shanghai.

The event was held by 39.net. More than 70 leaders from many large-scale hospitals in China, more than 120 medical experts, over 500 elites of pharmaceutical industry and over 60 media attended this event. The award ceremony released several prizes including “Person of the Year”, “Most Popular Three-A Hospital of China” and “Most Social Responsible Hospital of the Year” etc.

“Most Social Responsible Prize of the Year” were a series of prizes which including “Most Social Responsible Multinational Pharmaceutical Company of the Year”, “Most Social Responsible Public Pharmaceutical Company of the Year”, “Most Social Responsible Specialized Hospital of the Year” and “Most Social Responsible Charitable Activity” etc.

There were six pharmaceutical companies, a specialized hospital and a charitable activity winning the series of prizes. They are public-spirited. They work hard to create value and undertake social responsibility, which makes them set example of taking social responsibility in medicine in 2016.

Among them, Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital was awarded the prize “Most Social Responsible Specialized Hospital of the Year”, which was the only specialized hospital winning the award over the country.

Zuo Jiansheng (R3), president of Guangzhou Fuda Medical Co., Ltd. received the award.

Zuo Jiansheng, president of Guangzhou Fuda Medical Co., Ltd said: “Being awarded the prize ‘Most Social Responsible Specialized Hospital of the Year’ is the greatest support and praise.”

How a social responsible hospital develops

At present, people’s general recognition to private hospital is low. From their point of view, it’s hard to connect “social responsibility” with “private hospital”.

However, Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital is just a private specialized hospital. Thought it has developed for just 13 years, it sets many records in the industry. FUDA devotes to improve terminal cancer patient’s life quality and prolong their life. It broke the usual bad habit of accepting red packets from patients and their family. Accepting red pockets, brokerage, meals and gifts never happen at FUDA. And it has donated more than 18 million yuan in all kinds of charitable activities.  

“Since established, FUDA always makes effort to be responsible to society and shape new image of private hospital with excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics. Winning the prize ‘Most Social Responsible Specialized Hospital of the Year’ is the greatest support and praise to us.” President of Guangzhou Fuda Medical Co., Ltd. said. 

Holding on to integrity, facing up to challenge and continuing to make innovation are the key elements that made Fuda Hospital role model of undertaking social responsibility. 

Keyword 1: Integrity

What private hospital lacks is brand and trust from patient nowadays. Chief president Xu Kecheng hopes to develop a different hospital, branded and trustworthy hospital when he established Fuda Cancer Hospital. Integrity is the base of private hospital’s development. If company doesn’t hold to integrity, it’s just like chronic suicide.

General manager of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital Liu Jianguo pointed out that, as a private cancer specialized hospital, the brand of FUDA was not accumulated overnight but day by day.

★ Legal operation and paying taxes as required. From 2008 to 

2014, this private hospital has paid more than 200 million yuan in tax. Just in last year, it paid over 30 million yuan in tax, which made it became AAA taxpayer enterprise of Guangzhou.

★ Never forget public welfare thought it’s not public hospital. Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital insists in devoting into social public welfare career and charitable activities. In Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, FUDA donated 9.5 million in cash, ranking the first place among medical organizations of Guangdong. And it also sent the first medical team from private hospital. In Ya’an earthquake in 2013, they donated 5 million yuan. They donated 2 million for injured children and their family in Tianjing explosive accident at August 12…

FUDA has eliminated about 5 million yuan medical fee of more than 400 poor patients with low income. Although it reduced little profit, it took responsibility for society and won social trust so that winning brand awareness and good reputation. 

★ To patients, FUDA holds on to “Three Nos” principle. No overtreatment, no excessive examination, no overmedication. FUDA charges with integrity. Meanwhile, FUDA sets strict regulation – Medical staff is prohibited accepting red pockets, brokerage and meals. Once accept patient’s red pocket or any gift, related person not only has to afford the patient’s entire medical fee, but also accepted punishment, even dismissal. 

At FUDA, noble medical ethics and excellent medical skills are listed as two essential requirements of hospital’s development. “Professional medical care, friendly patient services”, the hospital tenet is practiced in every detail, which winning trust from numerous patients at home and abroad. 

Keyword 2: Challenge

It’s a hospital with short history and a hospital that constantly creating life miracles. Under the leadership of chief president Xu Kecheng, medical teams have successfully challenged “incurable disease”: Gurli from Denmark, Lana from Saudi Abrabia, Liangliang and Airin from Malaysia, Mingzai and Bingbing etc. Cancer patients who were on the edge of life and death gain new life here one by one.

As such, it attracts patients from more than 80 countries to seek medical care here. FUDA also has developed from a small hospital with 20 ward beds to a medical group with two districts and over 400 ward beds.

Chief president Xu Kecheng stressed, “Hospital’s development depends on choosing different way that people can’t imagine. We should think about it. Things that others do not dare to do, we should spare no effort to do it. Facing up to challenges has been FUDA’s style. It’s sure that challenging the impossible is based on security kept by academic pursuit, professional and careful preparation. ”

On August 11, it successfully operated a Nanoknife surgery for an 89-year old Philippine patient with pancreas head tumor, which remarking the case of the oldest pancreatic cancer patient that accepted Nanoknife therapy. FUDA set a new record again in the world.

Keyword 3: Innovation

Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital mainly accepts advanced cancer patients. Enhancing patient’s life quality and survival requires not only sincere services, but also real medical skills, the “hard power” of treating cancer.

Making innovation is the fundamental solution of hospital’s development. Therefore, FUDA sticks to develop hospital by technology since it established. And it gathers a group of experts and scholars at home and abroad to explore cancer treatment. FUDA firstly introduced advanced techniques like cryosurgery, Nanoknife therapy etc. in China, which remarking many firsts in the industry. 

More than ten thousand cases of cryosurgery for cancer treatment ranks the first in the world. Successful rates of treating pancreatic cancer, central lung cancer and giant liver cancer etc. rank first. It published the first work of cryosurgery Cryosurgery for Cancer (written by Xu Kecheng and Niu Lizhi) and the first work of New Techinique of Cancer Ablation -- Irreversible Electroporation (written by Xu Kecheng and Niu Lizhi).

As one of the units firstly introducing cryosurgery, FUDA won “Outstanding Contribution to World Cryosurgery Award” by International Society of Cryosurgery, “Outstanding Contribution Award” by World Conference on Interventional Oncology, “Outstanding Contribution Award” by China Academic Conference on Mini-invasive Cancer Treatment etc.  

In 2010, Fuda Cancer Hospital was elected as “National Clinical Key Department (Oncology Department)” among 5500 private hospital in China by Chinese Health Department. Meanwhile, FUDA was approved as “Clinical Key Department (Oncology Department) of Guangdong”.

Behind the series of firsts, there are persistent explorations to medical difficulty and philanthropic humanistic feelings of medical staff at Fuda Cancer Hospital, as well as the reflection of undertaking social responsibility.

 

Guangzhou Doctors Became Famous in Malaysia

Ten years ago, Xiaoxuan (alias), a Malaysian child, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Her parents took her all around to seek medical treatment. As they believed that Chinese doctor should have excellent medical skills since China has a large population, they took the flight to Guangzhou and Xiaoxuan underwent operation at Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital. After two-year treatment, Xiaoxuan's disease was cured and she did not need to come back to Guangzhou for follow-up treatment. In the following ten years, Xiaoxuan and her parents have been making overseas phone calls on special occasions to express their appreciation to doctors at FUDA. On December 7, 2015 when the “Role Model of the Times” award winner and chief president of Fuda Hospital was invited to deliver a lecture in Malaysia, Xiaoxuan's family came along the way to the lecture venue. The child with brain cancer ten years ago has grown up and becomes a graceful young lady. Nineteen-year-old Xiaoxuna bowed her thanks to medical workers of FUDA at the venue to express her appreciation to Guangzhou doctors for saving her life.

Ten years ago, the 9-year-old Malaysian child with brain tumor sought treatment and was cured in Guangzhou.

Ten years ago, Xiaoxuan was seeking treatment in Guangzhou.

In 2004, 8-year-old Malaysian girl Xiaoxuan was diagnosed with brain glioma at a local hospital. As tumor was located at a special site in brain, only two third of tumor was removed at the local hospital in the end of 2005. “Brain glioma has a special character. It has an ill-defined margin like crabs and cannot be completely removed through operation. Patients often die of cerebral failure within months or years due to repeated operation.” After operation, Xiaoxuan's symptoms such as vomiting and headache hadn't been alleviated. Local doctors suggested Xiaoxuan's parents to seek for new treatment.

“At the very first start, we had wanted to go to Singapore for treatment. But later we learned that Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital has a local immunotherapy for tumor bed that can prevent tumor recurrence. As we believed Chinese doctors must have excellent medical skills since China has a large population, we took a flight to Guangzhou with Xiaoxuan.” Xiaoxuan's father recalled.

“There was a 3-4cm large tumor in the third ventricle of cerebrum of Xiaoxuan. The tumor mass blocked the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and caused hydrocephaly. However, another major brain operation is more than what a 9-year-old child could take.” Xu Kecheng, the chief president of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital told the reporter. After case analysis, Prof. Wu at FUDA decided to give Xiaoxuan the following treatment. Firstly, residual tumor was removed as much as possible during the craniotomy. Then one side of a thin catheter was embedded in the third ventricle of cerebrum and the other side was embedded in abdominal cavity through subcutaneous tunnel of neck and chest to introduce cerebrospinal fluid into abdominal cavity. Then a medicine capsule was embedded in the tumor bed with the open end of the capsule at the basal part of the tumor and the close end under the head skin. After operation, immune preparations are injected into the capsule on a regular basis.

After the operation, Xiaoxuan came to FUDA every other month to receive immune preparation injection. After nearly two years' treatment and follow-up visit, Xiaoxuan's disease was cured and she did not need to come back to Guangzhou any more.

According to medical workers at FUDA, Xiaoxuan was very staunch though she was just a little girl when she underwent treatment. Each time after the injection, she would have fever up to 40℃. She managed to get through with it without crying. As Xiaoxuan's family had been to FUDA for many times, they mingled well with medical workers at FUDA like family members. Xiaoxuan's father said, “To speak of what we have went through is easy, but it was really difficult to have it done. Medical workers at FUDA have done a lot to take care of us.” He recalled, “I remember there was one time in winter that medical workers at FUDA invited us to have hot spring right after we arrived at FUDA”. As he had been going through the customs and going from and to hospital for many times with Xiaoxuan, in addition he was dark-skinned, medical workers cordially called him “Uncle Pirate”.

Ten years later, the recovered patient came along the way to bow her thanks when Guangzhou doctor delivered a lecture in Malaysia.

 Ten years later, Xiaoxuan and her “lifesaver” gathered in Malaysia

Ten years ago, Xiaoxuan's parents took her to Guangzhou for treatment as the last resort. Ten years later, Xiaoxuan's family came along the way to the lecture venue in order to express their thanks to the “lifesaver” when they learned that Xu Kecheng was invited to deliver a lecture in Malaysia.

Xiaoxuan grew taller. She has a pair of big dark and sparkle eyes on her round face. The dimple on both cheeks makes her even more beautiful. It is hard to associate the graceful young girl with the child with brain cancer ten year ago.

“Ah, is it really you, Xiaoxuan?”“Nice meeting you, president Xu. It is me.” Xu Kecheng could not believe that the girl who was standing right in front of him is the girl with brain cancer ten years ago. “She embraced me tightly with tears in her eyes. I could feel a small bulging on her left head skin through her black hair.” Xu Kecheng said the bulging was the medicine capsule embedded by Prof. Wu ten years ago. It was really amazing that such an inexpensive but effective medicine capsule has saved the lives of hundreds of brain cancer patients.

It is learned that now 19-year-old Xioaxuan is a preparatory student of Methodist Pilley Institute, Sibu, Malaysia. “My classmates just couldn't tell that I'm a brain cancer survivor. They just wouldn't believe it when I shared my story with them. I told them it was doctors in Guangzhou who have cured my brain cancer.” She has never forgotten those who have treated her and taken care of her at FUDA. She asked about the recent situations of doctor Wu, her surgeon, Doctor Liu Zhengping, Doctor Wang Feng, the nurse Xiaoxia. She said, “I really appreciate what they have done for me”. She said now her best hope is to have a healthy body. She also hoped she can get the opportunity to go back to Guangzhou and visit medical workers at FUDA again. Xu Kecheng said, “It is my sincere hope that you will apply for Medical School of Jinan University in Guangzhou and become a doctor in the future.”

Mr. Liu Jianguo, General Manager of Fuda Cancer Hospital, Awarded Excellent President of Canton Hospital

2016 marks the first year of the implementation of the Thirteenth Five-year Plan. Guangdong provincial party committee and Guangdong provincial government have put forward for the first time the strategy of building “a province with strong public health program”, which marks that the public health program in Guangdong has entered a new era of development. To better implement the requirement of the strategy proposed by Guangdong provincial party committee and Guangdong provincial government and give full play to the advantages and function of industrial association, Guangdong Province Hospital Association held the Second Session of the 9th Representative Congress of Guangdong Province Hospital Association in Guangzhou from March 24 to March 25, 2016 & 2016 Academic Annual Conference.

  

The academic annual conference centered on the theme of how to build a province with strong public health program and discussed the opportunities and challenges that hospitals will face, which has built a learning and communication platform for member units. The annual conference invited Huang Fei, deputy director of the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province as the guest speaker, who has made a wonderful interpretation of the public health policy in Guangdong. Dr. Zhu Hengpeng, Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Director of the Public Policy Research Center was also invited as the guest speaker, who discussed with the participating guests the development of public hospital during the thirteenth-five year plan period from two aspects of policy interpretation and trend analysis.

 

The annual conference also witnessed the prize presentation of the 2015 “Sunny Cup” Excellent President of Canton Hospital. Mr. Liu Jianguo, the General Manager and Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital was awarded Excellent President of Canton Hospital.

 

Award ceremony speech: being a master of scientific management, he has led the medical staffs of the hospital to build an internationalized, high-end and academic specialized cancer hospital with “3C+P” as the core treatment model for cancer, making it a banner of private hospital in Guangdong and China at large. He is the General Manager of Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital.

 

It is reported that Guangdong Provincial Hospital Association has started the selection of "Sunny Cup" Excellent President and Excellent Management Staff of Canton Hospital since 2011. Every year, 15 excellent presidents and 20 excellent management staffs of canton hospital from the member units of Guangdong will be selected by employer reference, the agreement of the superior department, preliminary evaluation of Guangdong Provincial Hospital Association. The selection is designed to commend the management staffs in hospitals who are able to make innovation management and determined reform in the development course of hospital. It is also designed to encourage management staffs of canton hospitals to make continued contribution to improve medical service quality and management level.