After three days of preparation, a professional field hospital is operating in Dujiangyan.

After three days of preparation, a professional field hospital is operating in Dujiangyan.

The hospital is jointly operated by a German medical rescue team and medical professionals from Shanghai. The majority of the team members range from young to middle-aged. Bilingual capability is considered essential for members of the team.

In less than two hours after the hospital opened, the joint teams had treated over fifty patients.

(CCTV May 27, 2008)