title: Discussion on a Public Hospital's Practice in Culture Shaping and Innovative Development.
abstract: Culture shaping is an important part of a hospital's quality management to enhance its medical service, improve doctor-patient relations, and cement its brand image (Jianping and Hong in Chinese Hospital Management 29(1):36-37, 2009). First built in 1953, Xuzhou Central Hospital is a tertiary general hospital in the Huaihai Economic Zone and has won a series of honorary titles for its reforms, innovations, and the level of medical services provided. In recent years, the hospital has increased its efforts in culture shaping through the construction of special departments, medical services, hospital culture, and professional ethics. This has resulted in substantial progress in the hospital's medical capabilities and service quality, and laid a solid foundation to achieve its ambitious goal of becoming a nationally prestigious hospital, among the best in Jiangsu and a regional healthcare center in the Huaihai Economic Zone.
authors.affiliation: Xuzhou Center Hospital, No. 199 JieFang Road, Xuzhou, 221009, Jiangsu, China. contribution026@163.com.
authors.forename: Peiying
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004470:Economics, Medical; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008503:Medical Staff; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Core competitiveness; Culture shaping; Hospital; Quality management