China steps up medical support for senior patients

STORY: China steps up medical support for senior patients DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: LUOYANG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HONGHUI, Doctor, Luoyang Hospital of TCM 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAI GUOFANG, Doctor, Luoyang Hospital of TCM 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Patient's family member STORYLINE: Many hospitals in China are stepping up efforts to provide medical facilities for treating severe cases. At Luoyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China's Henan, a number of measures have been rolled out to provide as many beds as possible for patients. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU HONGHUI, Doctor, Luoyang Hospital of TCM "We have received many elderly and bedridden patients recently, and a lot of them have underlying diseases. Our hospital has adopted many measures, and set up green channels for senior patients, and those with underlying and severe conditions. We've tried to free up more beds for them to receive ti