Hospital alliance: A step toward healthcare reform

Li Yongfu, a 50-year-old farmer in Xinmin of Liaoning province, was diagnosed a bone disease called osteoarthropathy two years ago.

He couldn't receive proper treatment because his hometown had limited medical services.

He was told that a well-known orthopedist at Shengjing Hospital, attached to China Medical University in Shenyang, might help relieve his suffering.