Chongqing - To support the initiative of Healthy Chongqing, Jiangbei District, a thriving and prosperous commercial district in Chongqing, started its construction of an over two billion yuan (about USD 300 million) medical institution project this beginning of the year.

It is expected that after the construction, the number of hospital beds in medical institutions will reach more than 11,000, and the number of hospital beds per 1,000 population will reach 12, higher than the average level of the city.

Rendering of Jiangbei New Town Community Health Service Center, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jiangbei District, Chongqing. (Photo / Publicity Department of Jiangbei District, Chongqing）

Not only Jiangbei promotes the high-quality development of Chongqing's health industry, but the city also plans to reach new goals in the health service system, medical and prevention integration, and citizens' health services.

Especially for senior health care services, in the next three years, Chongqing will plan to train 20,000 senior care service talents each year, continue to build a senior care service network, and realize full coverage of rural elderly care services.

Promoting a balanced development of Chengdu and Chongqing, the construction of four national regional medical centers and three provincial, regional medical centers will also be launched.

Consulting service desk of the Second People's Hospital of Jiangbei District, Chongqing. (Photo / Publicity Department of Jiangbei District, Chongqing)

"Under the background of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, it is necessary to form a new pattern of medical and health service system with the integration of Chengdu and Chongqing as the guide," said an official with the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission.

Sichuan and Chongqing plan to promote medical emergency rescue services in 2023, as well as referral and treatment services for critically ill pregnant women, and accelerate the integration of electronic health cards between the two regions.

Chongqing is also promoting the construction of smart healthcare, such as unifying the city's health and medical data resource catalog, realizing the city's integrated health data collection, sharing medical channels, and improving data exchange and sharing mechanisms.

This involves taking electronic health record data governance as the traction to realize the integrated digital management of basic public health services and forming digital health convenience services for appointments, vaccinations, family doctor contracting, and maternal and child health care.