Hospitals extend clinic hours
8/9/2003 18:05
Eight prestigious state-run hospitals in Shanghai will take the city's
lead to extend clinic hours from today to improve medical service to local
people, the Jiefang Daily reported.
Under the new schedule, patients can
visit the outpatient department at these hospitals from 7.30 am through 8 pm on
working days and on two half days over the weekends.
The eight hospitals
include Zhongshan, Ruijin, Huashan, Renji, Shanghai No. 1, Shanghai No. 6, Putuo
Central and Dongfang.
Currently, most hospitals in the city offer outpatient
clinic service till 4.30 pm each day from Monday through Friday and on Saturday
mornings. Service on the working days suspends for two and a half hours in the
noon.
The clinic hours, mostly overlapping with the working time of other
companies and organizations, have caused problems for many patients,
particularly the working population, some people complain.
Chen Liangyu, the
city's Party Secretary, required the local medical institutions to adjust
operation hours to better cater to the local people after reading the complaints
voiced in a Jiefang Daily report.
Concerned about the complaints from
citizens, Chen said the similar problems exist in other government departments
and public service sectors.
He urged these departments and sectors to put
public benefits on the top priority and take measures to provide more convenient
service to the public.
Jane Chen / Shanghai Daily news
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