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PLA Hospital Deepens Front‑line Care: High‑altitude, TB and Telemedicine Drives to Boost Troop Readiness
The PLA General Hospital’s Eighth Medical Center has institutionalised regular medical patrols and specialist outreach — including high‑altitude respiratory care, tuberculosis screening, heatstroke training and telemedicine — to improve the health and readiness of garrisoned troops. The programme reduces evacuations, enhances frontline medical skills, and reflects wider PLA priorities on force readiness and distributed care.
Battlefield Doctors: How a PLA PhD Team Is Remaking Military Medicine for ‘Winning’ Wars
A nine-member PhD-led medical team at the PLA’s 80th Group Army Hospital is fusing frontline training and applied research to overhaul battlefield trauma care. Their work—ranging from 3D-printed fracture planning to sensor-driven psychological monitoring—is shortening treatment times and improving casualty survival under austere, combat-like conditions.