Sanlitun center treats foreigners like natives
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Nestled">Nestled</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expat">expat</span> <span word="residences">residences</span>, <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="about">about</span> 120,000 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="Xueli">Xueli</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cui">Cui</span>, <span word="expats">expats</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vaccinations">vaccinations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="checkups">checkups</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="ailments">ailments</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="colds">colds</span>, <span word="fevers">fevers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inflammations">inflammations</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="TCM">TCM</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Jiao">Jiao</span> <span word="Bin">Bin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="TCM">TCM</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="insomnia">insomnia</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="digestive">digestive</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="just">just</span> 3 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($0.49) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consult">consult</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p><span word="Tian">Tian</span> <span word="Yali">Yali</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inoculations">inoculations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="checkups">checkups</span>, <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>.</p>
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