On April 1, Wang Xiaodong (second from left), director of the Department of Oncology and Palliative Care Center of Peking University Shougang Hospital, communicated with patients with end-stage tumors during a ward round. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
China Daily, Beijing, April 2 (Reporter Zhu Xingxin) On April 1, 2022, a reporter from China Daily visited the palliative care ward of the first tertiary hospital in China-Peking University Shougang Hospital Palliative Care Center, in 2017. Officially established in March, it covers an area of 1,020 square meters and has 14 beds. Up to now, it has provided palliative care services for more than 2,000 patients with end-stage tumors.
In recent years, in order to actively respond to the aging of the population and provide thoughtful and thoughtful health services for patients with terminal diseases, some medical institutions in Beijing have successively launched palliative care services to meet the multi-level and diversified health service needs of the people. Hospice is hospice care, also known as palliative care, which aims to provide physical, psychological, spiritual and humanistic care for terminally ill or elderly patients before their death, so as to improve the quality of life and help patients feel comfortable, peaceful and healthy. Died with dignity.
On April 1, at the nurse station of the palliative care center of Peking University Shougang Hospital, nurses who took over the shift exchanged the nursing situation of patients. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, the photo wall of the medical team of Peking University Shougang Hospital Palliative Care Center was photographed. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, in the ward of the Palliative Care Center of Peking University Shougang Hospital, head nurse Sun Wenxi (right) holds the hand of a terminally ill patient. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, in the ward of the Palliative Care Center of Peking University Shougang Hospital, nurse Zhang Xufang infuses patients with terminal diseases. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, the nurses communicated during the break at the nurse station of the palliative care center of Peking University Shougang Hospital. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, a terminally ill tumor patient passed by the wishing tree in the Palliative Care Center of Peking University Shougang Hospital. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin
On April 1, in the palliative care center of Peking University Shougang Hospital, medical social worker Tian Hongyang (left) and Yan Xinhong exchanged ward round logs. Photo by China Daily reporter Zhu Xingxin