Mark Stuart, Dezhi Wang, Rong Han, Dora Chan
Published in the Pharmaceutical Journal UK, 2008

The Polyclinic in the Beijing Olympic Village was the impressive focal point of the Olympic medical services. Along with a fully stocked pharmacy, there was a comprehensive collection of specialist departments including: radiology with 2 MRI machines, X-ray, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine, sports medicine and ENT. In addition, there was a physiotherapy department with over 100 treatment beds and an optometry department, which dispensed hundreds of pairs of glasses during the Games. For the first time in an Olympic polyclinic, a Chinese acupuncture clinic was available to the athletes.

The Olympic pharmacy had a prominent position near the entrance of this impressive state-of -the-art medical complex, with a design that facilitated an efficient patient journey. A team of nurses in the reception area coordinated the patient registration, notification of test results, and the generation of the prescriptions for the pharmacy.