Author: Ren Yixuan

Translated by Wu Xia

On the morning of February 28, Wang Hesheng, deputy director and party member of the National Health Commission, member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the party committee and director of the Provincial Health Commission, came to Wuhan University Renmin Hospital to investigate and guide the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. Liang Wannian, former director of the Department of System Reform of the National Health Commission, Yang Zhiguang, deputy director, Chen Liang, deputy secretary-general of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Liu Dongru, and Tu Yuanchao, deputy directors of the Provincial Health Commission, accompanied the investigation.

The discussion meeting was held at the academic activity center of the hospital. Wang Gaohua, president of the Hospital, Dong Weiguo, Party Secretary for Discipline Inspection, Jiang Ying'an, vice president of the hospital, Cheng Fan, assistant director of the hospital, and relevant department heads participated in the meeting.

At the meeting, Wang Gaohua introduced the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia in the hospital. The hospital is currently responsible for the medical treatment of non-NCP patients in the city. At the same time, it also undertakes the medical work of fever clinics and some NCP patients. In order to ensure the safety and quality of the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the hospital, it has explored and implemented a "double-division, double-buffer, double-mode" working method for the non-NCP patients' diagnosis and treatment to ensure doctors and patients "double safety".

According to Wang Gaohua, due to the severe situation of the NCP epidemic, the hospital still has some difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of non-NCP patients. It is suggested to transfer the current patients with NCP to designated hospitals, so that the hospital can free up more space and energy to carry out the treatment of non-NCP patients, especially critically ill patients. Next, the hospital will further explore and optimize the diagnosis and treatment of non-NCP patients in its central district, and mange the east hospital district for the treatment of severe NCP patients and the taken-over Fangcang cabin hospital for the treatment of light NCP patients.

Wang Gaohua introduced the work

Sun Xuan, director of the outpatient management service department, introduced the operation of the Internet Hospital of Wuhan University Renmin Hospital (WU Medical Cloud). Since WU Medical Cloud went online, 342 doctors have registered, more than 20,000 patients have registered, more than 80 people are diagnosed by video each day, and more than 50 prescript medicines are issued every day. The hospital proactively communicated with the Medical Insurance Bureau, allowing WU Medical Cloud to be included in Wuhan Medical Insurance. Patients with chronic diseases in Wuhan can issue a "cloud prescription" through the WU Medical Cloud. After payment without a card, the medicine is delivered to the patient's home. This problem fulfilled the urgent need of the chronic disease patients.

Wang Hesheng asked in detail the various epidemic prevention and control work carried out by our hospital, highly praised our hospital's achievements in epidemic prevention and control. On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, Wang expressed their sincere appriciation to all medical staff of Wuhan University Renmin Hospital fighting on the front line.

Wang Hesheng

Wang Hesheng pointed out that Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University is a responsible hospital, and it is actively innovating. It has been tested in this epidemic examination. When the NCP epidemic began, the hospital took the initiative to take the responsibility of preventing and controlling the epidemic, and it was at the forefront of the province in the treatment of critically ill patients, nucleic acid testing of NCP virus, and the construction of Internet hospitals, and made positive and useful contributions. He emphasized that the current situation of the prevention and control of NCP has entered a new stage, and the people's demand for treatment of non-NCP has become increasingly prominent. Wuhan University Renmin Hospital’s “double method” for the diagnosis and treatment of non-NCP patients is correct and feasible. It is required that the hospital should further optimize the workflow of non-NCP patients’ diagnosis and treatment, give full play to the advantages of Internet hospitals. While improving the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment, we must strictly control the review of NCP and non-NCP patients, prevent NCP patients from contaminating clean wards, and never let the NCP epidemic to rebound.

Wang Hesheng hopes that Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University will seriously summarize the good experience and good practices of various epidemic prevention and control work so as to promote it in other medical institutions in the province.