Urology

Establishment and Development of the Department of Urology:

The Department of Urology of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine was first planned in 1996 by Tao Haiyan, then Director of the Department of Western Medicine Surgery. Following an “invite in and send out” development model, the department sent Peng Yu, one of its physicians, to Renji Hospital for further training in urology, while also recruiting Zhang Ziyang, a urologist transferred from the Urology Department of the Sixth People’s Hospital of the city. The Urology Group of the Department of Western Medicine Surgery was thus established. Beginning in 1998, Zhang Ziyang was responsible for the group’s daily clinical diagnosis and treatment. At that time, the group had 3 clinical physicians and 6 beds under its management. In 2002, following overall hospital planning, the Department of Western Medicine Surgery was divided, and the Departments of Neurosurgery and Urology were combined to form the Second Department of Surgery. The Department of Urology was formally established in 2006. After 10 years of development, the annual numbers of urological operations, types of operations, and outpatient visits increased year by year. By 2007, the department had 4000 outpatient visits, nearly 200 discharges, and 120 operations annually. The types of operations basically covered common urological procedures, and the number of beds had increased to 9. In 2008, the authorized number of beds was 12, and the department entered a new stage of development. From 2008 to 2015, the department’s workload maintained rapid annual growth. By 2015, the number of outpatient visits had reached 24000, the number of discharges 900, and the number of operations more than 800, of which Grade 3 and Grade 4 operations accounted for 70%. The department developed into a comprehensive discipline integrating medical care, teaching, and scientific research, with the distinctive features of minimally invasive surgery, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment during the perioperative period, and specialty clinics for specific diseases. The Department of Urology currently has 8 clinical physicians, including 2 chief physicians, 1 associate chief physician, 3 attending physicians, and 2 resident physicians. One holds a doctoral degree and 5 hold master’s degrees.