The “one stop medical service for foreigners” was launched by the Zhongshan Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau, Zhongshan Health and Family Planning Bureau and Boai Hospital of Zhongshan yesterday (June 15).

Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, the pilot hospital specializes in maternal and child care, is now able to provide English medical service as the project organized English training and consultation with the foreign experts.

During the launching ceremony, the first batch of 48 doctors and nurses was awarded certificates for the accomplishment of a half-a-year medical English training offered by the Translators Association of Guangdong Province.

Wang Ying, the director of Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, was awarding certificates to the first batch of 48 doctors and nurses who has finished the English training program. [Photo\Newsgd.com]

Besides, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan has developed an English appointment system so that foreigners can make appointments through WeChat or an English hot-line. And they also created an English version of brochure to explain different treatment processes.

A screenshot of the hospital’s WeChat appointment system [Photo provided to Newsgd]