Shiqi Suhuazan Hospital on May 27 morning organized a ceremony for the completion of the new comprehensive building and the opening of the "Zhongshan Rehabilitation Hospital", thereby becoming the first public rehabilitation hospital in Zhongshan.

With the aging population and increase morbidity due to chronic diseases, social demand for rehabilitation therapy keeps growing, said Lei Jimin, Director of the Zhongshan Health Bureau.

It is estimated that stroke victims have risen to 60,000 alone in Zhongshan, most of whom suffer different degrees of disability. As of now, Zhongshan's registered population aged 65 and over is about 150,000, with the dementia incident reaching 5%. Quite a few number of these dementia patients will lose the ability to live on their own. 

Besides, people who become disabled due to traffic accidents and work-related injuries, as well as women and children in Zhongshan, also have a great demand for rehabilitation every year. Based on a permanent population of about 210,000 in Shiqi District, the potential demand for rehabilitation reaches 33,800.

According to Liu Yifei, President of Suhuazan Hospital, over the past two years, the hospital has launched rehabilitation services in neurology, orthopedics, child rehabilitation, traditional Chinese medicine and so on, which are widely popular among patients.