The first geriatric rehabilitation hospital in Guangzhou, black technology promotes accurate rehabilitation of In order to solve the problem that medical institutions and old-age care institutions are independent of each other, hospitals cannot provide for old-age care, and nursing homes are not convenient for medical treatment, on May 28, 2019, Guangzhou established the first geriatric rehabilitation hospital in the city-Guangzhou Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital.

More than a year later, Guangzhou Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital held an open day on June 17. The author walked into this hospital focusing on rehabilitation treatment for geriatric diseases, and learned how the hospital provides precise and personalized rehabilitation treatment for the elderly.

Focus on the development direction of rehabilitation medicine and geriatrics

According to reports, the hospital is operated and managed by Guangzhou Dongsheng Hospital. It has three campuses of Huangpu Hospital (Inpatient Department), People's Middle Outpatient Department, and Wanshou Road Outpatient Department, of which Huangpu Campus is located at 3016 Kaichuang Avenue, Huangpu District. There are 800 beds in two phases, 450 beds in the first phase have been put into use, and 350 beds in the second phase will be delivered in 2022.

The hospital focuses on rehabilitation medicine and geriatrics. The outpatient department set up internal medicine, Chinese medicine, dermatology, rehabilitation, stomatology, gynecology, surgery, acupuncture and massage. At present, the inpatient department has two wards: internal medicine and rehabilitation. The rehabilitation department mainly treats various cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, brain trauma and other sequelae, postoperative fracture, spinal cord injury, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Cerebral palsy, cervical spondylosis, lumbar intervertebral disc herniation and various chronic pain patients need rehabilitation treatment, and the service targets include elderly, middle-aged, young people and other age groups. Internal medicine mainly treats patients with common diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peptic ulcer and so on.

As the first geriatric rehabilitation hospital in Guangzhou. The hospital has advantages in terms of planning and design, functional layout, site facilities, medical equipment, and the composition of professionals. It relies on the traditional medical technology of the centuries of Dongsheng, especially the first blind massage technology in the city, combined with modern rehabilitation physical therapy and occupational therapy. , Speech therapy, psychological rehabilitation, rehabilitation engineering and other technologies, jointly with doctors, nurses, nurses, dietitians, and family members to develop personalized rehabilitation plans, and is committed to providing targeted and continuous rehabilitation medical services for the elderly. Effectively improve the ability to coordinate limbs, improve the ability to swallow language, etc., improve the quality of life of the elderly, so that more elderly people live more dignified and more valuable.

The hospital has introduced orthopedic doctors, post-doctors, chief physicians, and graduate tutors who have been engaged in clinical and related research on senile bone disease for a long time, and has cooperated with the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Guangdong Orthopedic Hospital, Guangdong Orthopedic Research Institute) Jointly build a specialist alliance to build a top-ranking senile bone disease center. Well-known professors in the top three hospitals in the city have been hired as medical consultants to participate in rounds and teaching activities of the hospital. The hospital has more than 200 professional technicians, including 25 senior professional titles and 58 intermediate professional titles; 22 postgraduates, 2 doctoral degrees, and 2 overseas study experience. A professional medical team and multi-faceted medical technology cooperation provide a strong guarantee for medical quality.

24h uninterrupted provision of medical rehabilitation care and emergency treatment services

Considering that medical institutions and pension institutions are independent of each other, hospitals cannot provide old-age care, and nursing homes are inconvenient to seek medical treatment. Old people often have to travel between families, hospitals, and old-age care institutions once they become ill, which delays treatment and increases the burden on their families. Guangzhou Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital has an elder care service area, relying on the hospital’s medical resources, to ensure 24h uninterrupted medical rehabilitation care and emergency treatment for the elderly, to explore a new model of medical and nursing integration, and to promote the organic integration of elderly rehabilitation, elderly care and the treatment of elderly diseases , Truly realized the integration of medical treatment, rehabilitation, nursing and old-age care.

The elderly in hospital are prone to feelings of loneliness and loss. The hospital has unique advantages in terms of environment and supporting facilities. From the hardware and facilities of the painting and calligraphy room, reading room, and chess room to the software facilities such as garden party and birthday party, it provides a full range of services. Considering the needs of patients from psychological, physical, social, and spiritual factors, starting with small details, providing life assistance, psychological care, rehabilitation guidance and other services to meet the caring needs of the elderly in a timely manner, so that the elderly and their families feel happy and safe sense.

The hospital has opened the WeChat public account and the city health and health committee "health communication" platform appointment registration function, while the hospital patient transfer ambulance is on standby 24h, providing convenient and fast services for the elderly friends.

Case 1: Patients with "cerebral infarction" can stand and walk from bed to bed

In mid-February this year, patient Luo Abo was transferred to the ward of the geriatric rehabilitation hospital due to "cerebral infarction". The old man was weak on his right limb when he was admitted, unable to stand and walk, and accompanied by symptoms such as slurred speech.

After the old man was admitted to the hospital, the medical staff of the rehabilitation department formulated a careful and meticulous treatment plan based on the patient's disease and symptom characteristics through the rehabilitation assessment meeting: perfect relevant biochemical and imaging examinations; standardize clinical medication; use balance test and training system, three-dimensional gait Advanced equipment such as analysis system analyzes the elderly's balance ability, walking ability and other functions, and develops a personalized rehabilitation plan; hemiplegia limb training, hand function training, speech training, physical factor treatment, acupuncture treatment and other modern and traditional Combined comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. At the same time, it pays attention to humanistic care and provides considerate services and care to patients in nursing.

After more than a month of rehabilitation treatment, the elderly's right limb weakness symptoms have been significantly improved, and the upper and lower limb muscle strength has been increased from second to third grade. They can stand with assistance, can walk for more than 20 minutes with the aid of walking aids, and their stability gradually improves The speech function has been improved from before, and it can be used for simple expression and communication.

When the patient was about to be discharged from the hospital, Roab's wife wrote a thank-you letter to the medical staff in the ward, expressing a high degree of recognition and affirmation for the superb medical skills and hard work of the medical staff in the hospital.

Case 2: Ten years of psoriasis history, eventually cured without recurrence

Pan Mou, male, 55 years old, came to the clinic for more than ten years due to sporadic skin rashes and desquamation of the skin throughout the body for more than ten years. The original history of psoriasis is more than ten years. I usually go to the local hospital for treatment and use western medicine and some hormone ointments. Although the condition has improved somewhat, it often recurs, especially when I am tired and stressed. Increase.

Later, someone introduced him to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital. The hospital took oral supplements with the Chinese medicine agreement, and combined with different external washing agreements to add topical ointment. After more than eight months, the condition was obviously relieved, and all the rashes subsided and cured. Follow-up so far has not recurred.