2020 is an uncommon year. Sudden outbreak of the covid-19 has disturbed all the industries that transformation for improving quality and efficiency is becoming key strategy for many enterprises. Rehabilitation facilities under rapid development, especially those from private sectors, are faced with the challenges to survive and thrive. How to take the lead in discovering new drive for sustainable business development against the background of new medical reform in the post-epidemic era, Zhejiang Mingzhou Rehabilitation Hospital under AUX Healthcare Group, one of the Top 500 Chinese Private Enterprises, has made its choice --- introducing golden international rehabilitation quality standards to build new model for medical rehabilitation.

At 14:30 on September 1, a simple while ceremonious project startup ceremony was conducted as scheduled in F5 meeting room of the outpatient building of the Hospital, signifying the official initiation of “CARF project” in the Hospital and that AUX Healthcare Group is marching towards international rehabilitation management standards of higher quality.

Works of the project include: improving concepts of all the staff, modifying hospital accessibility, establishing and implementing standard document system, developing patient safety system, optimizing rehabilitation service process, completing risk management system, establishing and implementing excellent performance management system.

During the startup ceremony, President Jin Guorong explained in detail why the Hospital launched CARF accreditation this year. He pointed out that as a rehabilitation hospital featuring severe illness rehabilitation, the Hospital has witnessed a success in the first 5-year development. However, ever since this year, with further deepened medical insurance payment system reform and normalization of the epidemic situation, the Hospital and the Group have deeply recognized the crisis of development. To better deal with the situation and to improve the comprehensive strength of the Hospital, they picked the road of international accreditation. This is also the intrinsic requirements for the Group to build 150+ modern medical organizations in 5 years. He hoped that all the staff would be vigorous in implementing international standards and preparing for the accreditation. Also, he expected that ShunDao OKEWAY as a third-party coacher would assist the Hospital with its professional consulting services in the following year for the international accreditation.    

Next, the leader from the Group delivered a speech and conveyed the expectation from the Chairman of the Board that the Hospital would actively embrace the challenge and opportunity of integrating international standards and sever illness rehabilitation. The Group will continue to support the hospital for the accreditation. In the end, the Group hoped that the Hospital with professional assistance from ShunDao OKEWAY will finally pass the accreditation and better present on the international stage.

Choosing CARF is choosing a never-ending road of continuous improvement. ShunDao OKEWAY will together with the Hospital remove various difficulties and problems, and stick to the mission of “Making Rehabilitation More Effective” to promote the realization of optimal patient outcome and support patients’ return to normal life and society.