Yi Lihua (R), director of Wuxi No.2 Hospital, shakes hands with Richard (L), secretary general of the Asian Hospital Management Awards, after receiving a special management award at the 2017 AHMA conference in Manila, Philippines, on Aug 24. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Wuxi No.2 Hospital received another great boost to its international profile on Aug 24, after it received a special award at the Asian Hospital Management Awards 2017 in Manila, Philippines.

The Wuxi hospital was recognized at the ceremony for the guidance and support it has given to the Asian Hospital Management Awards organizers for the launch of AHMA 2018 in China.

This is the seventh time that Wuxi No.2 Hospital has received an award at the AHMA, which were set up in 2002 to honor Asian hospitals that implement best practices.

This year, the hospital claimed a special management award for the first time. Wuxi No.2 beat 417 other entrants from 17 countries, attesting to the extremely high level of management at the hospital.