Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

Last year Shanghai registered its largest medical services volume ever, with a total of more than 100 million inpatients and outpatients treated, 1.6 million patients leaving the hospitals after treatment and 500,000 inpatients undergoing operations, up 20, 18.8 and 15 percent respectively from a year before, according to the Shanghai Health Bureau.
Last year, local residents' health indices remained at the average level for developed countries and regions. Of the 169 projects listed in the three-year plan to build the public health system of Shanghai, 154 were completed. The system has played a significant role in preventing bird flu epidemics last year, with a low level of incidence of various infectious diseases.
As part of the three-year plan to build Shanghai into a healthy city, health consultation services were established by more than 2,600 or 90.5 percent of local neighborhood committees and more than 15,000 volunteers serving their communities.
Also last year, the city's 1.43-billion-yuan (US$180 million) community health service network was launched, with 227 community medical service centers accessible to all residents within a 15 minutes' walk. The centers also offered services for 350,000 senior citizens aged above 80.
Shanghai Health Bureau selected 49 highly-qualified personnel for training as pioneers of the city's medical sector and 101 young talents aged below 35.
The city was awarded 17 China Medical Science and Technology awards, 21.8 percent of the national total, ten State Progress of Science and Technology in Medical Science awards and 50 City Progress of Science and Technology in Medical Science awards last year.
Local hospitals implemented more than 3,000 measures for the convenience of patients last year, with more than 400 innovative medical service projects welcomed by residents.