PKU Medicine Individuals and Groups Recognized for Contributions to COVID-19 Response
The Commendation Conference for National Response to COVID-19 was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of September 8. President Xi Jinping presented the awards and delivered a speech.
Fifteen individuals at PKU Medicine were recognized as outstanding figures in the response (including one as outstanding member of the Communist Party of China), and three groups were commended.
With their consummate skills, altruistic devotion, and heroic sacrifice, a rising generation added yet another splendid page in the history of PKU Medicine, a testimony to the values that the institution has relentlessly championed.
The fourth mission (with 334 members) of PKU Medicine to Hubei
Since the beginning of the outbreak at the turn of 2020, more than 4000 health workers at PKU Medicine have signed up for missions to the epicenter and saved 339 critical patients.
Apart from caring for the sick on the frontline, PKU Medicine also battled COVID-19 through its expertise in disease prevention and control, and disseminated to the public evidence-based authoritative information.
Appendix:
List of the 15 Outstanding Individuals in the National Response to COVID-19 (In the original order of national list)
Wang Qiu
Head Nurse, Emergency Department, Peking University People’s Hospital
Li Liuyi
Director, Infection Management-Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Peking University First Hospital
Qiao Jie
Executive Vice-President, Peking University Health Science Center
President, Peking University Third Hospital
Shen Ning
Vice-President, Peking University Third Hospital
Deputy Director, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Liu Xinmin
President, Peking University First Hospital
Jiang Baoguo
President, Peking University People’s Hospital
Ma Jing
Deputy Director, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital
An Youzhong
Director, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People’s Hospital
Yuan Xiaoning
Deputy Director, Department of Infection Control, Peking University Third Hospital
Zhu Fengxue
Deputy Director, Trauma Center, Peking University People’s Hospital
Wang Guiqiang
Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking University First Hospital
Wang Yuying
Head Nurse, Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital
Wang Wen
Head Nurse, Department of Internal Medicine, Peking University People’s Hospital
Ge Qinggang
Deputy Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital
Li Peitao
Head Nurse, Nursing Department, Peking University Third Hospital
Outstanding Group in the National Response to COVID-19
Peking University First Hospital Mission to Hubei
Fully mobilized, Peking University First Hospital acted upon orders and sent a mission of 136 people to the epicenter. On their arrival at the target hospital, this professional team launched into meticulous and efficient operation. Through custom-tailored protocols and a multi-platform, multi-dimension, and multi-disciplinary model, it committed itself to precision care with sound evidence. In the 72 days on the frontline, it saved 100 COVID-19 patients, achieving high success rate in treatment of critical patients and zero infection among its members.
Outstanding Group in the National Response to COVID-19
Peking University People’s Hospital Missions to Hubei
Peking University People’s Hospital has dispatched three missions totaling 134 people, with expertise in respiratory medicine, critical care medicine, emergency medicine, infection control and nursing. They took over the ICU at the Sino-French New City Branch of Tongji Hospital, and provided patients with evidence-based precision treatment through tiered and targeted protocols. Thanks to the quality care from loving, patient, meticulous and responsible team members, the ward was eventually emptied, with a cure rate of 96%.
Outstanding Group in the National Response to COVID-19
Peking University Third Hospital Missions to Hubei
On Jan. 26, Feb. 1 and Feb. 7, Peking University Third Hospital has dispatched 137 health workers in three missions, with a special focus on treating severe and critical patients. Leaving not a single patient behind, they strived to maximize cure and minimize mortality. Proceeding from the national protocol, they consolidated their own experience into standardized case models and working processes, and shared them through multiple events, making substantial contribution to the understanding of severe and critical COVID-19 cases.
Outstanding Individuals in the National Response to COVID-19
National Outstanding Member of the Communist Party of China
Wang Qiu
Head Nurse, Emergency Department, Peking University People’s Hospital
Deep-rooted in the tradition of PKU Medicine, a new generation has added to the honor of the institution.
Written by: Fan Xiaofei
Edited by: Liu Xin
Source: Peking University Health Science Center Office of Publicity