With the implementation of the newly launched second-child policy, the increasing of senior expectant mothers and the changing spectrum of gynecological diseases, people have a much higher demand toward obstetrics and gynecology (O&G) in terms of medical diagnosis, treatment and services. Fudan University O&G Medical Combo has been founded as the first of its kind in Shanghai. With quality resources consolidated, patients can get homogenized and high-quality treatment nearby their homes. At present, the combo has 12 member hospitals which has a network of 14 clinics distributed in ten districts and counties of Shanghai, offering 1,719 beds. In 2014, these institutions treated more than 2.67 million people times. With the founding of this combo, these member hospitals will integrate systematically medical services, quality management, disciplinary construction, talent development, process optimization, information sharing, and lean management, etc.
“Gynecology and Obstetrics has its own characteristics. The founding of the combo will promote the standardization of medical treatment technology and service homogenization, drive forward disciplinary construction and talent development,” said Xu Congjian, President of O&G Hospital of Fudan University (also called Red House Hospital) and co-director of administrative committee of the O&G medical combo.
The combo will explore two-way patient transfer and green passages. All members shall rapidly distribute resources on the platform. In every member hospital, patients can book the reserved sickbeds and appointments with expert doctors of O&G Hospital of Fudan University by following certain procedure. At present, O&G Hospital of Fudan University has opened green passages for ultrasonic screening to some special cases in the O&G Department of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, helping expectant mothers who have been filed in Zhongshan Hospital but with high risks and uncertain symptoms. In the past, this service was only accessible to pregnant women who have been filed in O&G Hospital of Fudan University and committed to be delivering the babies in the same hospital.
The combo encourages all member hospitals to collaborate, carry out joint researches and solve clinical difficulties with joint efforts.