The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, founded in 195 1, is a large tertiary general hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, prevention and first aid in western Inner Mongolia. The hospital has been recognized as the national baby-friendly hospital, the international SOS rescue center cooperative hospital, the national people's reassuring demonstration hospital, the first green channel hospital in Baotou, the designated hospital of medical insurance for urban workers in Baotou, the designated hospital of new rural and pastoral cooperative medical care in Baotou, and the clinical general practitioner training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and won the titles of "civilized unit", "civilized hospital" and "Baotou health system".