Saturday, July 23, 2011

June 10th: The Beautiful City of Zhuhai! (Rachel's Reflections)



Zhuhai City, also known as the Harbor City, is located at the southern tip of the Pearl River Delta. It is a beautiful garden-like coastal city with 146 islands off of the coast. We departed early in the morning with Eva and Lisa to spend the day in this paradise city.

Zhuhai has a sister hospital to the Affiliated Hospital at Jinan University, so they main purpose of our visit was to see the hospital and learn more about it. The People’s Hospital of Zhuhai as 2 campuses with over 10 buildings! It is a very large hospital. They are in the process of undergoing a project to improve patient care and patient satisfaction. They were very excited about the results that they were getting and it was encouraging to see such a large emphasis on maximizing patient experience.

The hospital staff was very excited to have us visiting today. We got to meet with the President of the hospital, the Vice President of the hospital, and the director of nursing at the hospital. I felt very honored that they all took time out of their days to meet with us. The President gave us a presentation about the hospital and the changes that they have been making. It was very interesting!

After this meeting we were able to tour the hospital. We got to tour many different departments and meet many nurses during our tour. Their hospital is very, very nice. I am glad that I was able to experience this hospital as well as the hospital in Guangzhou just so that I could get a better overall idea of healthcare in China.

The Zhuhai Hospital had a very slick system for their out-patient department. I was very intrigued by it. The patients each have their own card that has all of their information on it: medical history, immunization records, anything that has ever been recorded in their charts. When they came to check in they would simply swipe their card and it would bring up all of their information. It was a very efficient system, and something that I think would work very well in the United States.

We had lunch with everybody that we had met that day at the hospital. They took us to a restaurant that was in a ship on the bay! It was so cool! We once again had a private room with huge windows overlooking the sea and the city line… Amazing! They truly spoil us here. I do not think that I have met a single person that is not downright hospitable and respectful. They are great!

Before we departed back to Guangzhou, we visited the “Fish Woman.” She is a very important attraction in Zhuhai. She almost reminded me of the Statue of Liberty. It was a big sculpture of a mermaid that sat off the coast in the bay. The sculpture itself is a landmark of Zhuhai and is based on a local folk tale.

It was a long day pack with fun and good company, but it was time to head back to Guangzhou. Goodbye Zhuhai!!

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