On September 15th, a netizen posted a video claiming that they saw several elderly men wearing patient uniforms working in front of a hospital in Tangshan, and became curious, asking why they "let patients come out to work". The Jimu News reporter verified and learned that this scene occurred in front of the Medical and Nursing Integration Center of Kailuan Jinggezhuang Hospital. On the morning of the 16th, hospital staff explained to Jimu News reporters that it was a misunderstanding. The workers working that day were from the construction team, and their clothes were stained with cement, so they changed into old hospital gowns.
The video shows that in front of the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Center of Kailuan Jinggezhuang Hospital, several elderly men wearing patient uniforms are working tirelessly. Some are using water pipes to wash the road surface, some are helping to sweep garbage, and a few are transporting sand. Now this hospital doesn't hire anyone anymore, let patients come out to work? How come there are so many grandfathers working here? "In the same voice of the video, a man raised his own question.
On the morning of the 16th, staff from the Medical and Elderly Care Integration Center of Kailuan Jinggezhuang Hospital explained to Jimu News reporters that this is a medical and elderly care integration center where many elderly people live for retirement. At the entrance of the courtyard, some vendors often set up stalls and occupy the road, making the environment particularly dirty. Therefore, they invited a construction team to help repair and tidy up. On the day of work, some workers got their clothes dirty, so some elderly people in the nursing home took out old hospital gowns to replace them.
The people who can go to nursing homes are all in poor health, how could they still let the elderly work? This matter was not captured on camera, which caused a misunderstanding, "said the staff member mentioned above.
The staff of the Health Bureau of Kaiping District, Tangshan City, told Jimu News reporters that they have paid attention to this matter and are further verifying it. They will consider responding through official channels in the future.
Public information shows that the Jinggezhuang Hospital of Kailuan General Hospital, located on Madou Road in Kaiping District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, is an integrated platform for medical and elderly care. The hospital is based on basic elderly care services and focuses on medical services. It focuses on providing elderly care services and improving medical diagnosis and treatment services, breaking through the general separation of medical and elderly care. Its biggest feature is to provide timely, convenient, and accurate medical services for various diseases in the elderly, combining life care, physical rehabilitation, and end-of-life care. Realize the vision of 'service is right beside the elderly'.
