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(1) The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China issued the "Guidelines for the Construction and Management of Geriatric Medical Departments (2025 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) to standardize the construction and management of geriatric medical departments, promote the perfection of the health care system for the elderly, and improve the medical service capacity for the elderly. The Guidelines are based on the experience of constructing and managing geriatric medical departments and are intended to be implemented by all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
(2) The Guidelines aim to establish a comprehensive and systematic geriatric medical service system, improve the quality and safety of medical services, and meet the medical needs of the elderly. The Guidelines are divided into six chapters: General Provisions, Establishment and Operation, Personnel Deployment, Department Management, Quality Supervision, and Appendices.
(3) According to the Guidelines, comprehensive hospitals must establish a geriatric medical department, and other medical institutions can set up a geriatric medical department in accordance with these Guidelines. The geriatric medical department should have a separate entrance, outpatient department, inpatient department, and comprehensive assessment department. The hospital should have at least 20 beds for the geriatric department in a three-level comprehensive hospital and at least 10 beds in a two-level comprehensive hospital.
(4) The Guidelines also specify the requirements for equipment, facilities, and personnel in the geriatric medical department, including the need for a wheelchair, transfer bed, standing and walking aids, alarm system, oxygen supply equipment, negative pressure suction equipment, infusion pump, and injection pump. The department should also have basic emergency equipment, such as tracheal intubation equipment, simple ventilator, electrocardiogram, defibrillator, and other equipment related to the diagnosis and treatment of geriatric patients.
(5) The Guidelines emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary team work in the geriatric medical department, with a focus on early screening and treatment of geriatric patients, comprehensive assessment, and management of geriatric syndromes and comorbidities. The department should also participate in the management of other clinical departments and provide guidance on the prevention and treatment of high-risk factors for geriatric patients.
(6) The Guidelines also specify the requirements for personnel deployment in the geriatric medical department, including the need for at least 0.3 doctors and 0.6 nurses per bed. The department should also have a stable team of medical staff, including a director with a title of deputy chief physician or above and at least 5 years of experience in geriatric medicine.
(7) The Guidelines require hospitals to establish a stable geriatric medical department team, define job responsibilities, and provide safe and effective medical services for the elderly. The hospital should also establish a talent cultivation plan and training program for geriatric medical staff to improve their skills and knowledge.
(8) The Guidelines also emphasize the importance of quality control and supervision in the geriatric medical department, including the establishment of a provincial-level geriatric medical quality control system and the implementation of quality control work in accordance with the "Regulations on Medical Quality Management".
(9) The Guidelines will be implemented from the date of publication, and the "Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for the Construction and Management of Geriatric Medical Departments (Trial)" (No. 855 of 2019) issued by the National Health Commission on November 26, 2019, is hereby repealed.