The unveiling ceremony of Tongzhou's hospital affiliated with Nantong University is held on June 6. [Photo/WeChat account: southtongzhou]

The Nantong Tongzhou People's Hospital became affiliated with Nantong University on June 6, marking another step forward for cooperation between the university and the hospital.

Nantong University Medical School was among the first medical colleges in China. It has cultivated thousands of medical professionals, including a number of academicians at the Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The Nantong Tongzhou People's Hospital is a third-grade class B general hospital and is the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the district. It has served as a teaching base for Nantong University Medical School since 1994, and the two sides have enjoyed close relations in academic exchange, talent cultivation and discipline development.

Tongzhou district has been focusing on the health industry and has established a health service system including two district-level hospitals, 26 central hospitals and 208 village-level clinics, endeavoring to offer high-quality services to patients.

In 2019, the district ranked top in the city in terms of the number of medical practitioners per 1,000 people, the completion rate of vaccination clinics, and the added number of general medical practitioners.

During the unveiling ceremony, Nantong University and the local people's hospital signed an agreement regarding the affiliated hospital to share high-level talent and jointly promote medical research.