Patients welcome medical iniatives but still want better service

Beijing's top public hospitals are opening high-standard medical consultation centers and providing specialized services to meet the growing needs of patients.

The General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, one of the foremost public hospitals in Beijing, opened its medical consultation center, in an independent 6,000 sq m building on May 11.

Besides 11 VIP patient rooms, 10 consultation rooms, 30 examination rooms, advanced and comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, the center also offers a premium service in which it invites at least three top doctors from other hospitals to assess the patient's disease and determine the treatment. Patients and their families can discuss with the specialists their treatment.