A super-sized ward for athletes, offering a floor space of more
than 100 square meters, will be opened for a trial period from May
in the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing.
The ward will have specially large beds for athletes, many of
whom are unusually tall, in case they are hurt or fall ill during
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, hospital officials
said in Beijing on Wednesday.
In addition, work on 62 other facilities especially for athletes
will be completed by the end of April.
Hospital officials said there would be a 4 kilometer special
"green channel" to ensure that athletes could reach the hospital
within 10 minutes of leaving the National Stadium "Bird's Nest"
during the Games.
Athletes would be diagnosed in a confidential room so they would
not have to deal with media queries during the process, the
officials said.
The China-Japan Friendship Hospital is only one of the 22 top
hospitals of Beijing designated for the Olympics. The Beijing Union
Medical College Hospital will provide services for officials coming
for the Games and Beijing Anzhen Hospital will serve reporters
covering the Games。
(Xinhua News Agency January 17, 2008)