Founded in 2023, Geriatrics Dept of Shenzhen Bao'an District Songgang People's Hospital is a comprehensive clinical department integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, disease prevention, health care and rehabilitation. Aligned with the national strategy of healthy aging and adhering to the patient-centered service philosophy, the department delivers integrated full-life-cycle health services for elderly patients including advanced-age individuals, those with multiple comorbidities, frailty, disability and dementia.
Apart from treating acute illnesses in the elderly, the department prioritizes physical function preservation and reconstruction as well as continuous improvement of quality of life. It actively develops a seamless care system spanning acute treatment, functional rehabilitation, medium-and long-term care and palliative care, striving to build an all-round full-cycle health service platform for the elderly.
I. Scope of Services & Core Advantages
The department diagnoses and treats common and frequently-occurring diseases among the elderly, with rich experience in comprehensive management of complex issues such as multiple coexisting illnesses, geriatric syndromes and polypharmacy. Supported by a multidisciplinary collaboration mechanism, the core services are listed below:
1. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA): Systematic multi-dimensional evaluation covering medical status, physical function, psychology, social conditions and living environment to support individualized intervention plans.
2. Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Integrated Treatment: Collaborating with clinical pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians and psychologists to formulate one-stop treatment and care schemes, focusing on rationalization of polypharmacy and optimized chronic disease management.
II. Featured Service Model
The department provides full-spectrum services including emergency treatment for acute geriatric diseases, chronic disease management, functional rehabilitation, health maintenance, critical elderly patient rescue and palliative care. It promotes a service transformation from simple disease treatment to comprehensive functional maintenance, covering all health stages of elderly people.
III. Teaching & Talent Training
As a core teaching unit of the hospital, the department undertakes geriatrics classroom teaching, clinical internship and preceptorship. Regular academic seminars and professional training are held to upgrade the team’s expertise and cultivate high-caliber reserve talents specialized in geriatrics.
IV. Service Philosophy & Environment Optimization
Following the age-friendly and one-stop service tenet, the department creates a safe, convenient and comfortable medical environment. Through health education, psychological counseling and regular communication with patients’ families, it continuously optimizes medical experience and fosters harmonious physician-patient relationships.
V. Future Prospects
The department will further deepen disciplinary development by conducting in-depth research on management of geriatric multimorbidity, functional maintenance systems and continuous community-hospital-home care models. It aims to build a modern geriatric center with sophisticated clinical skills, innovative service models, human-centered care and prominent regional influence, contributing greatly to the implementation of the healthy aging strategy.