China Rehabilitation Research Center

The China Rehabilitation Research Center was founded in 1988 in Beijing. The government-owned center is considered one of China's pre-eminent rehabilitation hospitals. The 700-bed center treats approximately 300,000 patients a year.

History

The foundation of CRRC was initiated with support of Deng Pufang, the son of Deng Xiaoping, who suffered traumatic spinal injury during the days of Cultural Revolution. Together with a group of physicians and important persons he could promote the concept of rehabilitation which was not established in China yet. They managed to get support from the authorities.

Construction started in 1986 an was finished within 18 months. Opening ceremony took place at Oct., 28 in 1988. CRRC became the very first rehabilitation hospital in PR China. The Center got international attention and received support from Japan, Canada and Germany among others.

The hospital was originally built to serve 600 patients, but these days about 900 patients are treated there. Because of housing in family members as integral part of rehabilitation the hospital is quite crowded. Since 2006 a new and very modern building is under construction. It even contains special facilities for spine surgery and physical therapy.

Functions

First line in CRRC people with physical disabilities are treated. They are dealing with patients suffering from spinal cord injury, stroke, malformation or trauma of the musculoskeletal system. A very special focus is the integration of western and traditional Chinese medicine. In addition there is an outpatient department and an emergency room for the acute ill.

The hospital is the center of a network of more than 200 rehab hospitals in PR China. Due to the outstanding importance of CRRC many famous patients were treated there, such as the “basketball girl” Qian Hongyan.

Further more CRRC is the center of vocational training for a wide range of medical professions, such as physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists. In addition they do scientific research in the field of medical rehabilitation. CRRC publishes text books, handouts, and flyers on rehabilitation and disability for specialists and the public.

Last but not least CRRC is advising China Disabled Persons Federation and the government on questions of medical rehabilitation.

See also

• Public health in China

References

• Hawaii, China hospitals join to share expertise, research
• Homepage of CRRC
• Qian Hongyan

Coordinates: 39°50′54″N 116°22′21″E / 39.848270°N 116.372410°E / 39.848270; 116.372410

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