The demonstration site for the “Thousand Counties, Ten Thousand Towns” initiative has been established at Shimen County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
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2026-07-24
At the ceremony, Yi Xianfeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shimen County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, delivered a welcome address and outlined the hospital’s development and the progress of the project. He stated that the implementation of the “Thousand Counties, Ten Thousand Towns” initiative represents a significant opportunity for the hospital to strengthen its rheumatology and pain‑management specialties and elevate its distinctive diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. The hospital will seize this collaborative opportunity, leverage the resources of the academician platform, deepen specialty development, refine clinical techniques, cultivate professional talent, and optimize healthcare services, thereby ensuring the successful integration and widespread benefit of high‑quality TCM technologies at the grassroots level.
Tian Yan, Vice County Mayor of Shimen County, delivered a speech, extending a warm welcome and heartfelt gratitude to the team from Academician Liu Liang’s Expert Workstation. She fully recognized the significant importance of implementing the “Thousand Counties, Ten Thousand Towns” initiative in Shimen, noting that the project serves as a crucial lever for addressing gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of pain-related conditions at the county level, channeling high-quality traditional Chinese medicine resources to the grassroots, and fostering the high‑quality development of TCM services across the county. She urged the hospital to establish and operate the demonstration site to the highest standards, to carry out regular technology dissemination and talent‑training activities, and to leverage the demonstration site’s radiating and catalytic effects to elevate the uniformity and quality of clinical services in primary healthcare institutions throughout the county. Her vision is to build a replicable, scalable, county‑level model of distinctive TCM diagnosis and treatment, thereby effectively translating the distinguished expertise of the academician into tangible benefits for the people.
Li Yanping, Deputy Director of the Academician Liu Liang Expert Workstation, delivered a speech, expressing the hope that both parties will take this collaboration as an opportunity to further deepen cooperation across multiple domains—including technological empowerment, clinical mentorship, talent development, and joint specialty‑building—so as to establish a standardized diagnostic and treatment system that links county and township levels. The aim is to forge a model of specialized diagnosis and treatment for rheumatic pain in northern Hunan, thereby achieving win‑win outcomes for both the hospital and the local community, and for healthcare providers and patients alike.
At the event site, all parties involved successfully signed project agreements, pooling resources to advance key initiatives such as the development of county-level rheumatology and pain‑management specialties, the training of primary‑care professionals, and the dissemination of specialized clinical techniques. Following this, leaders and experts at various levels jointly unveiled plaques for the demonstration sites, bringing the event to a thrilling climax.
Following the unveiling ceremony, all guests toured the academy‑affiliated project’s dedicated clinical care zone and engaged in in‑depth discussions on key follow‑up initiatives, including the standardized operation of demonstration sites, clinical teaching and mentorship, training for primary‑care physicians, specialty‑level quality enhancement and upgrading, and regional technology dissemination. These exchanges helped refine collaborative measures and clarify priorities for advancing the initiative.
The successful establishment of the demonstration site in Shimen County represents a vivid example of bringing high-quality, distinctive traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) techniques down to the grassroots level and empowering county‑level healthcare to improve quality. Moving forward, Shimen County TCM Hospital will leverage the cutting‑edge expertise and platform provided by Academician Liu Liang’s expert workstation to vigorously advance grassroots talent development, clinical technology dissemination, and standardized specialty construction, ensuring that high‑quality, efficient, and convenient TCM services benefit more residents in mountainous areas and contribute to the high‑quality development of TCM across the county.