BeijingJune 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, in response to the clinical characteristics of geriatric hip fractures and the urgent need for rapid surgery in elderly patients after fractures, Beijing Yihe Hospital has leveraged its mature multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnostic and treatment system to continuously optimize the standardized treatment process for geriatric fractures. The hospital has fully implemented an integrated model of surgery and rehabilitation, forming a closed-loop diagnostic and treatment system that encompasses comprehensive preoperative assessment, standardized intraoperative management, and early postoperative rehabilitation.
Through the accumulation of treatment cases for elderly fracture patients, the hospital has continuously refined the emergency treatment process for geriatric fractures, improved the efficiency of expert consultation and surgical scheduling, enhanced the quality of medical services, and ensured the continuity and professionalism of care, providing safe, standardized, and high-quality medical support for elderly orthopedic patients.
Hip fractures are medically referred to as the “last fracture of a lifetime” for the elderly and are among the most dangerous traumatic conditions in the aging population. Due to declining physical function and pre-existing underlying diseases in elderly patients, prolonged bed rest after a fracture can easily lead to severe complications such as pulmonary infections, deep vein thrombosis, pressure ulcers, and urinary tract infections, resulting in high rates of disability and mortality. Based on clinical consensus, scientifically standardized surgical intervention and timely early rehabilitation are core measures to improve the quality of geriatric hip fracture treatment and help patients restore limb function. Therefore, optimizing standardized treatment pathways and strengthening the continuity of surgical treatment and postoperative rehabilitation are key to enhancing the overall level of geriatric fracture care at this stage.
Beijing Yihe Hospital has been deeply involved in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint diseases for many years, accumulating extensive experience in managing geriatric fractures. To continuously improve the efficiency and quality of geriatric fracture care, the hospital has established a standardized green channel for geriatric hip fracture treatment. The hospital’s emergency department operates 24/7 and collaborates with the orthopedics department to facilitate timely patient admission.
The orthopedics department has built a regular collaborative diagnostic and treatment mechanism with experts from external public hospitals, integrating high-quality medical resources to meet the individualized needs of patients. It standardizes the performance of various complex geriatric hip fracture surgeries, providing precise and tailored specialist services for elderly patients.
Additionally, the hospital continuously iterates its multidisciplinary team diagnostic and treatment mechanism. To address the needs of elderly patients, multiple departments—including orthopedics, anesthesiology, operating rooms, and supply units—work in coordination to allocate medical resources efficiently. They complete all preoperative preparations, including treatment plan development, comprehensive preoperative assessment, verification of surgical instruments and equipment, and resource scheduling. Through efficient interdepartmental collaboration and seamless coordination, the hospital effectively shortens the preoperative preparation cycle, laying a solid foundation for standardized and regulated clinical treatment.
In terms of postoperative rehabilitation, the hospital is also strengthening the linkage between orthopedic emergency care and rehabilitation. Unlike the traditional model where “treatment pauses after surgery,” Beijing Yihe Hospital strictly adheres to the concept of “integrated surgery and postoperative rehabilitation,” breaking the industry pain point of fragmented treatment and rehabilitation. Early after surgery, bedside rehabilitation interventions are initiated to accelerate patient recovery and help them return to normal life as soon as possible.
The hospital’s professional rehabilitation team tailors phased and individualized rehabilitation plans based on key factors such as the patient’s age, surgical method, and recovery progress. Through diversified and systematic interventions—including bedside functional training, standardized positioning management, scientific limb function guidance, and specialized rehabilitation physiotherapy—the team provides early rehabilitation diagnostic and treatment services.
Regular early rehabilitation intervention effectively maintains joint mobility in the limbs, improves local blood circulation, prevents common clinical issues such as postoperative joint stiffness and muscle function decline, and steadily promotes the recovery of limb function. This ensures the professionalism, systematicity, and continuity of full-cycle medical services.
Relying on its mature multidisciplinary collaboration mechanism and distinctive integrated surgery-plus-rehabilitation model, the orthopedic team at Beijing Yihe Hospital has established a complete closed-loop geriatric fracture treatment system: “accurate preoperative assessment, standardized intraoperative management, and early postoperative rehabilitation.” With scientific coordination of medical resources and seamless integration of treatment processes, the hospital has significantly improved the standardization of geriatric hip fracture care. This reduces patient transfer steps, achieves integrated continuity of treatment and rehabilitation, and comprehensively enhances the overall efficacy of geriatric fracture management.
Beijing Yihe Hospital has always adhered to the core service philosophy of “patient-centered care.” The hospital fully covers the diagnosis and treatment of all orthopedic subspecialties, continuously improves its multidisciplinary collaboration mechanism, and upgrades its integrated surgery-plus-rehabilitation service model. Through standardized, refined, and full-cycle medical services, it safeguards the bone health of the elderly, contributing to improved health literacy and quality of life in this population. In the future, the hospital will continue to deepen its focus on orthopedics, persistently optimize treatment processes, and enhance comprehensive medical service capabilities, providing patients with higher-quality, more standardized, and more comprehensive orthopedic healthcare services.