Traditional Chinese Medicine

Introduction to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department Overview In 1960, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine was formally established, with 16 medical and nursing staff; it offered only a TCM outpatient clinic and an acupuncture outpatient clinic. In April 1973, the TCM inpatient ward was formally established, with 11 medical and nursing staff. The main diseases treated were digestive and hepatobiliary diseases, and the department began accepting classroom and production-practice assignments from students of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Inner Mongolia Medical University; it was the earliest clinical practice base of that department at Inner Mongolia Medical University. In September 1984, the Teaching and Research Office of Traditional Chinese Medicine was formally established and undertook the teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the clinical medicine major. In 1985, the department began providing massage services and merged with the acupuncture specialty to establish a specialty outpatient clinic for TCM acupuncture and massage. In March 1986, the department was expanded and equipped with basic equipment for rescuing critically ill patients. In 1995, a specialty outpatient clinic for TCM treatment of cervical and lumbar spine diseases was established, and computer-controlled cervical and lumbar traction beds were introduced. In combination with comprehensive TCM therapies, comprehensive TCM treatment for cervical and lumbar spine diseases was provided. In 2002, an integrated Chinese-Western medicine inpatient ward was formally opened, expanding the scope of services. In December 2005, the TCM inpatient ward moved into the Second Inpatient Building; ward conditions improved significantly, and relevant medical equipment was provided according to the standards of a Western medicine internal medicine department. In 2006, a specialty for Chinese herbal medicine baths was established; a Chinese herbal fumigation treatment bed and a Chinese herbal leg-bath device were introduced, and more than ten herbal bath solutions in two major series were prepared. They were mainly used to treat various chronic diseases, with significant therapeutic effects. In 2007, our department was awarded the honorary title of “National Demonstration Unit for Traditional Chinese Medicine Work in General Hospitals” by the Ministry of Health, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the General Logistics Department. In 2014, the department was rated a key specialty for spleen and stomach diseases in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In 2015, Department Director Du Jinhui was awarded the title of “Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner” in the second batch in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In December, the department officially moved into the new outpatient comprehensive ward; the number of beds increased to 56, ward conditions improved further, and a herbal paste preparation machine and a male sexual dysfunction treatment device were introduced, further expanding the scope of services. Scope of Services The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a first-level department of the Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University. It is divided into two sections: the TCM outpatient clinic and the TCM inpatient ward. It currently has 32 medical and nursing staff, including 7 chief physicians/professors (including 1 renowned expert), 1 associate chief physician/associate professor, 2 attending physicians/lecturers, 3 physicians, 1 associate chief nurse, 5 nurse supervisors, 7 nurses, and 2 nurses. The TCM outpatient clinic provides expert clinics for TCM and integrated Chinese-Western medicine, general outpatient services, acupuncture and massage outpatient services, a specialty clinic for cervical and lumbar spine diseases, and a specialty clinic for Chinese herbal medicine baths. Experts currently see patients in the expert clinic; its services mainly focus on the prevention, treatment, and management of common diseases and difficult miscellaneous disorders in internal medicine, gynecology, and andrology through TCM and integrated Chinese-Western medicine. Each expert also has different areas of specialization, and in recent years the clinic has gradually developed certain strengths in managing hepatobiliary and spleen-stomach diseases, diabetes, post-stroke sequelae, rheumatoid disease, degenerative osteoarticular disease, cervical and lumbar spine diseases, and geriatric diseases. The TCM inpatient ward has 56 beds, divided into a TCM ward and an integrated Chinese-Western medicine ward. Our department makes full use of the advantages of a general hospital, collaborates laterally with related departments, and gives full play to the distinctive features of TCM. It focuses on treating hepatobiliary and spleen-stomach diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, rheumatoid disease, osteoarticular diseases, irregular menstruation, chronic gynecological inflammation, leukorrhea disorders and other gynecological diseases; using Sanfu (Sanjiu) applications to prevent and treat chronic respiratory diseases; using acupuncture and cupping to treat post-stroke sequelae; and treating patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for tumors. It adopts integrated Chinese-Western treatment plans, together with syndrome-differentiated dietary guidance, simultaneous strengthening of healthy qi and elimination of pathogenic factors, and comprehensive TCM therapies combining acupuncture, massage, and medicinal baths; treatment outcomes have improved significantly. The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine is also the Teaching and Research Office of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated with Inner Mongolia Medical University. It mainly undertakes the teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine for undergraduate students in clinical medicine, stomatology, anesthesiology, imaging, and forensic medicine, and also undertakes the teaching of Emergency Traditional Chinese Medicine for undergraduates at the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2003, with approval from the Ministry of Education, it became the first master’s degree awarding site for internal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine in the region. It currently has 1 postgraduate supervisor and has trained a total of 15 master’s students. Outpatient telephone: 3451799 (TCM outpatient clinic, sixth floor of the New Outpatient Comprehensive Building) Inpatient ward nurses’ station telephone: 3451735 (Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 22nd floor of the New Outpatient Comprehensive Building)