China News Agency, Beijing, April 18 (Du Yan Xujing) The incident of the mortuary funeral service outsourcing company of Peking University Third Hospital (referred to as "Beijing Third Hospital") charging sky-high funeral fees has recently attracted social attention.

Beijing started a comprehensive investigation of the outsourcing of hospital mortuaries in the city, and started to study and formulate policies and measures to improve hospital mortuary management services.

On the 18th, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission stated that Beijing prohibits any for-profit funeral services in the mortuary area of ​​the hospital.

  "The deceased is the greatest" is rooted in the traditional Chinese moral concept. Driven by interests, some companies have cleverly established their own names and extended their "black hands" to the deceased.

In recent years, there have been many problems such as inflated prices and irregular charges for funeral services.

  On April 8 this year, some media revealed that "a tertiary hospital in Beijing charges sky-high funeral fees".

According to reports from citizens, some relatives of the citizens died at home in mid-February this year. The relatives sent the remains to the mortuary of the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University for temporary storage, which cost a total of more than 38,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) in less than three days. Among them, the "meal service" cost of 600 yuan made the public unbelievable.

  Another citizen said that at the end of March this year, after his relatives died in the third hospital of Peking University, they were sent to the mortuary of the third hospital of Peking University. After three days, they were told to pay nearly 20,000 yuan for funeral services, of which 5,990 Yuan's "Thanksgiving and Filial Piety" fee, 800 Yuan "Flowers Leading the Way" fee, and 3,000 Yuan "Comprehensive Service" fee.

  According to reports, the Third Hospital of Beijing Medical University, through bidding, determined that Beijing Tiantang Xianghe Funeral Service Co., Ltd. was contracted to manage the hospital mortuary and provide funeral services.

  After the incident was exposed, the Beijing Municipal Administration of Market Supervision, the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, and the Beijing Municipal Health Commission went to the mortuary of the Third Hospital of Peking University for on-site inspections to verify the charges for funeral services.

On April 13, the three departments issued a notice in response that the companies involved were suspected of having a series of problems such as unclear pricing, non-implementation of government pricing, and unapproved body storage business, and will be strictly investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law.

  Subsequently, Beijing launched a comprehensive investigation of the outsourcing of hospital mortuaries in the city.

The Beijing Municipal Health Commission and relevant departments have studied and formulated policies and measures to improve hospital mortuary management services, safeguard the public welfare of public hospitals, and effectively respond to public concerns.

  Funeral services are a major event in people's livelihood and an important part of realizing "safety after death". It is not a blind spot for supervision. There should be an open and transparent "clear account".

  "Beijing further strengthens the investigation and management of the mortuary management field, prohibits any for-profit funeral services in the hospital mortuary area, and carries out relevant work in accordance with laws and regulations." On April 18, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission stated that in order to effectively solve the hospital mortuary In the service, the public has strongly reflected outstanding problems, and further standardize and strengthen the management of hospital mortuaries and funeral services. With the support of relevant departments, the commission has made deployment arrangements in the city to strengthen the management of hospital mortuaries.

  According to reports, Beijing will strictly manage mortuary services, and each hospital should further strengthen the investigation and management of mortuary management in accordance with the requirements of relevant documents from 16 departments including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and prohibit any for-profit funeral services in the mortuary area of ​​the hospital; it is necessary to implement hospital supervision Responsibilities, each hospital strictly reviews the qualifications of the funeral service institutions that are currently working together, and immediately orders the unqualified funeral service institutions to stop their services.

For hospitals that cooperate with funeral service agencies in violation of laws and regulations, they should assume corresponding management responsibilities once verified; each hospital should properly ensure mortuary services, actively and steadily connect funeral services with funeral homes, and provide compliant services. Funeral services, and publicize the address, contact information, and complaint and reporting number of funeral homes in Beijing in the relevant areas of the mortuary.

  The Beijing Municipal Health Commission pointed out that in the next step, it will further strengthen the supervision and inspection of hospital mortuary management, and study policies and measures to continuously improve mortuary management in conjunction with relevant departments.

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