“The Flower of Awakening” has quietly blossomed at Nanjing Zijin Hospital.

2023-03-24

“…to nurture a coma patient is to pacify a family…” Li Jieya, from the hospital’s administrative office, delivered an all‑English presentation titled “The Hope of Awakening,” covering topics such as the nature of coma, consciousness‑assessment scales, and the current realities of caring for patients in a comatose state. Her native‑like pronunciation, extensive vocabulary, and confident delivery captivated both the judges and the audience—this was one scene from the “Waiting for you to wake up” English‑language speech contest hosted by Nanjing Zijin Hospital.

[Modern Express] “Life is tough, but hard work is like a piece of candy!”

2023-03-09

Once full of vigor and ambition, he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a car accident and was left in a vegetative state, repeatedly placed on critical‑condition notices. Once blissfully happy, she saw her world nearly shattered by her husband’s accident—yet, through 186 days of round‑the‑clock care, she helped bring forth a miracle of life…

Hello, the one and only “her”

2023-03-08

They are wives and mothers, yet they quietly take on the roles of caregivers and nurses; they set aside their makeup and cosmetics, but resolutely lift the arms of their loved ones; they gather their long, lustrous black hair into a knot, bearing the hopes of their entire families. In the face of prolonged illness, true devotion shines through—single-handedly holding up “a whole sky.” Once they were the ones being cared for by their husbands; now, they have become their spouses’ ever‑present umbrella, shielding them from life’s storms and sunny days.

All that has passed is but a prologue.

2023-03-06

All that has passed is but a prologue.

Thirty-five years of passing on the torch, united in building dreams and writing new chapters of glory.

2023-03-02

Though the gathering may be delayed—after all, 2022 marked the hospital’s 35th anniversary—it will certainly not be missed. Experts, professors, and friends from across the country—including Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Normal University, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, the Chinese Journal of Naval Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Gulou Hospital, the General Hospital of the Eastern Theater Command, Zhongda Hospital affiliated with Southeast University, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Yifu Hospital affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, and the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Privately Operated Medical Institutions—as well as all the staff of Nanjing Zijin Hospital, gathered together at the Silver City Crown Hotel.

[People’s Daily Health Client, among others] The third edition of the scale for assessing disorders of consciousness is about to be released!

2023-03-02

On February 25, 2023, a major academic conference hosted by Nanjing Zijin Hospital was successfully held on the banks of Baijia Lake in Nanjing. Experts and leaders from Shanghai Huashan Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, and other institutions gathered to offer valuable guidance for the sixth revision of the Chinese Neurological Outcome Scale for Persistent Vegetative State (CNPVSS).