Shanghai, China - (NewMediaWire) - December 2, 2022 - During November 2022, Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital was awarded as the designated service hospital for the 5th China International Import Expo. According to the requirements of CIIE Committee, DeltaHealth Hospital prepared a medical team consisting of all departments on standby day and night for the CIIE, and have launched drills to ensure the green channel runs smoothly whenever a patient is sent from the CIIE to the hospital.
As the medical facility close to the CIIE venue, featuring cardiac disease treatment and chest pain green channel, DeltaHealth has made profound preparation for heart emergencies like heart attacks and aortic dissection. Professor Fang Weiyi, vice president of Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital, guided the implementation work directly and designed special wards and outpatient processes for CIIE-related patients. Medics with multiple language abilities are also available.
DeltaHealth CEO David Hoidal said becoming a designated hospital for CIIE is in line with its community responsibility. "Similar to our role with the CIIE, we also provided three great physicians to serve as medical volunteers at the Beijing Winter Olympics," he said. "In addition to serving at government-sponsored events, DeltaHealth organizes various community education events to raise public health awareness. We certainly do diagnosis and treatment. But I also feel part of our mission is preventative medicine, which keeps people out of the hospital." He emphasized on the importance of cardiac screening, which is reiterated in public awareness. "The risk of cardiovascular disease among women is also underestimated among public," he said. Therefore, the early screening is very meaningful to women. Collaborated with Columbia HeartSource, DeltaHealth has hosted Women's Cardiovascular Health Day to provide health education online since 2018. This year, this event was held on November 26.
"DeltaHealth has sent teams to remote parts of China to do free heart screenings. Since 2021, we sent our team to Xinjiang and screened about 3,000 kids with signs of congenital heart disease, among which 400 were screened out and would need surgery," Hoidal said. "I love to see these kids and families, because it doesn't just change the child's life. It changes the whole family's life. Some of these children can have the energy to go to school. It's truly heart-warming as it raises their hopes and dreams. It's one of the best things we do."