During the medical rescue of Wenchuan earthquake, in accordance with the instruction of the Chinese Ministry of Health, West China Hospital set up the Medical Supply Center for Medical Teams from Other Provinces, put up standard storehouses within 10 hours, performed professional purchase, precisely distributed medical materials according to relevant demands, and decided the scientific route based on the distribution of medical teams from other provinces, so as to ensure the medical materials’ being delivered to the medical teams safely, promptly and accurately.
During the medical rescue after Wenchuan earthquake, the Department of Appliances and Materials of West China Hospital took prompt action to ensure the regular operation of hospital devices and facilities. Meanwhile, owing to its specialized superiority of material and appliance purchase as well as the optimized processes for material and appliance supply, the hospital ensured the effective supply of disaster relief materials and efficiently managed the consumption of donated materials. From May 12 to 30, a total of 2 200 000 pieces of medical materials (total value RMB 3 770 000 Yuan) and 220 sets of medical appliance (total value RMB 9 000 000 Yuan) were purchased as part of the immediate medical rescue response to the earthquake.
After the Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12th, 2008, under the b leadership of the SichuanProvincial Party Committee, the People’s Government of Sichuan Province, and the Ministry of Health of the People’sRepublic of China, the Medical Security Team working at the Sichuan Provincial Headquarters for Wenchuan Earthquakeand Disaster Relief Work constructed a secure medical material distribution system through coordination and interactionamong and between regions, systems, and departments.
Theory of risk control was introduced to medical instruments quality control management in West China Hospital. A quality control system for the whole life cycle management of instruments has been established, which includes evaluation before instrument purchase, policy and management of bidding, operation training, safe maintenance, maintenance management and waste disposal. Medical instrument quality system was introduced to provide information for medical instrument risk control and quality management in a large, general Chinese hospital.
