BoKang Medical and Maidou Doctor Forge Strategic Partnership to Establish Pediatric Rehabilitation Centers in 1,000 Grassroots Hospitals

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has learned that on March 22, Beijing Bokang Hospital Management Co., Ltd. (“Bokang Medical”) and Beijing Maidou Feifan Technology Co., Ltd. (“Maidou Doctor”) held a signing ceremony in Beijing for their strategic cooperation agreement. The signing marks the beginning of close collaboration between the two parties to jointly explore and build a primary care-based pediatric rehabilitation system.

Cheng Jiayuan, Chairman of Bokang Medical, and Xu Peng, CEO of Maidou Doctor, attended the ceremony and signed the agreement.

Yang Yiping, Vice President of Bokang Medical; Wang Hequan, CEO of Er Kang She; and others attended the signing ceremony.

China has a pediatric population of 256.5 million. The field of pediatric rehabilitation is characterized by high treatment costs and a scarcity of specialized institutions, with cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delays being the three predominant conditions that continue to afflict hundreds of millions of families.

Currently, the incidence of cerebral palsy in children among newborns is approximately 5‰. There are about 6 million individuals with cerebral palsy in China, and it is projected that around 1 million new cases will emerge over the next decade. When including patients with sequelae of traumatic brain injury and encephalitis, as well as those with peripheral nerve injuries, the total number is expected to reach approximately 10 million.

The prevalence of autism is approximately 1%, with more than 10 million affected individuals. Among them, there are about 6 million children under the age of 14. Even by conservative estimates, the number of patients exceeds 2 million, with approximately 200,000 new cases each year.

According to statistics, the prevalence of growth retardation among children in China is as high as 9.9%, ranking second globally. The total number of children aged 4–15 with growth retardation in China is approximately 7 million. Each year, very few children receive appropriate treatment; notably, 97% of parents are unaware of the basic principles of child growth and development, while 30% remain blindly optimistic, clinging to outdated beliefs such as “late bloomers.”

Compared with adult rehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation involves greater technical and managerial complexities and higher entry barriers, resulting in a severe shortage of medical institutions equipped with pediatric rehabilitation capabilities.

Taking tertiary hospitals as an example, these institutions prioritize the treatment of acute and critical conditions. Their rehabilitation departments are often transformed from traditional Chinese medicine or physiotherapy units, resulting in insufficient awareness and emphasis on pediatric rehabilitation. Moreover, general rehabilitation requires prolonged courses, with hospital stays lasting three to six months or even up to a year; certain pediatric conditions necessitate lifelong rehabilitation. Given the scarcity of beds in public hospitals, this places significant pressure on bed turnover rates and poses substantial challenges to hospital service delivery.

Currently, service institutions under the civil affairs departments and the China Disabled Persons' Federation system cover rehabilitation services for the majority of children with disabilities and more than half of those with severe conditions. In contrast, private pediatric rehabilitation institutions primarily focus on education and manual therapies, and largely lack medical practice licenses.

Meanwhile, the significant shortage of medical experts in pediatric rehabilitation imposes greater limitations on treatment approaches compared to clinical interventions available in medical institutions. As a result, care is often restricted to non-invasive modalities such as physical therapy and psychological intervention, which still lag behind the comprehensive treatment options accessible within medical institutions.

Based on this, Bokang Medical and Maidou Doctor have signed an agreement, with plans to help 1,000 primary healthcare institutions establish pediatric rehabilitation centers over the next five years, thereby advancing the development of the pediatric rehabilitation discipline and cultivating medical and nursing talent.

Both parties unanimously recognize that the next decade represents a strategic window of opportunity in the field of pediatric rehabilitation. They will seize this critical opportunity to rapidly capture market share, cultivate a portfolio of representative collaborative projects, and achieve leapfrog growth.

Leveraging Yituokang Medical’s technical advantages and operational management expertise in pediatric rehabilitation, along with Maidou Doctor’s robust resources comprising hundreds of grassroots partner hospitals and tens of thousands of collaborating physicians nationwide, the two parties will launch a pediatric rehabilitation collaboration in grassroots hospitals. This initiative aims to jointly enhance the standards of pediatric rehabilitation disciplines in these facilities and establish a leading brand in pediatric rehabilitation.

The two companies will leverage their respective strengths in technology, market, management, brand, and resources, while fully understanding and respecting each other’s business philosophy and development aspirations, to achieve a powerful alliance that delivers mutual benefits and win-win outcomes. Both parties have unanimously decided to establish a comprehensive, close, and in-depth strategic partnership in the field of pediatric rehabilitation within primary healthcare, and to engage in practical cooperation.

In his address, Cheng Jiayuan stated that the collaboration between Bokang Medical and Maidou Doctor in the field of pediatric rehabilitation holds profound strategic significance. This partnership model aligns with the collaborative approach Bokang Medical has long sought in its development. Committed to medical quality, Bokang Medical has established a strong reputation and positive public perception. In light of this collaboration, Bokang Medical is dedicated to delivering excellence. It is believed that this partnership will positively contribute to the development of pediatric rehabilitation departments in primary care hospitals and the training of healthcare professionals, thereby serving as a beneficial complement to Maidou Doctor’s offline “Renowned Doctors at Home” services.

“MaiDou Doctor’s extensive network of grassroots hospitals, cultivated through years of support for primary care institutions, along with its professional expert team and comprehensive online service platform, will integrate BoKang Medical’s specialized physician team and operational expertise in pediatric rehabilitation. This collaboration is poised to deliver comprehensive services for grassroots pediatric rehabilitation, help primary care hospitals establish distinguished specialty departments in pediatric rehabilitation, and contribute to the national reform of tiered diagnosis and treatment,” said Xu Peng. He believes that grassroots hospitals urgently need support from high-quality resources in the field of pediatric rehabilitation, both in terms of clinical technical capabilities and talent development.

Following the signing of the cooperation agreement, both parties engaged in detailed discussions on specific collaborative projects and held extensive deliberations on the implementation roadmap for the concrete cooperation plans.

In this collaboration, Bokang Medical and Maidou Doctor have joined forces through a “online platform + offline operations” model. Their proactive exploration of cooperative strategies for pediatric rehabilitation at the primary care level holds profound strategic significance. This partnership will undoubtedly facilitate the decentralization of high-quality medical resources, such as renowned experts, to the grassroots level, thereby providing a substantial boost to the development of pediatric rehabilitation services in primary care settings.

About Bokang Medical

Beijing Bokang Hospital Management Co., Ltd. is a chain medical group in China specializing in pediatric rehabilitation, committed to becoming China’s leading operator and manager of pediatric rehabilitation medical services.

To date, Bokang Medical has managed and operated two hospitals and co-established two rehabilitation centers. It pioneered the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) integrated diagnosis and treatment model in China, collaborating with dozens of leading cross-disciplinary experts in pediatric rehabilitation. These collaborations encompass nearly all relevant specialists in the field, including experts in pediatric neurology, rehabilitation medicine, child healthcare, and pediatric orthopedics. The organization serves thousands of pediatric rehabilitation patients annually.

About Maidou Doctor

MaiDou Doctor has always been committed to its mission of “making high-quality healthcare accessible and convenient.” It strives to leverage cutting-edge technology to improve the experience of primary care services, connecting specialists from tertiary hospitals, primary care institutions, grassroots physicians, and patients. By promoting the decentralization of high-quality medical resources and enhancing the standard of primary care, MaiDou Doctor provides patients with premium medical services, thereby supporting China’s tiered diagnosis and treatment system and broader healthcare reforms.

To date, departmental support services have been provided to over 200 county-level medical institutions across more than 40 cities, earning a strong reputation among county-level healthcare facilities, Tier-3A hospital specialists, and grassroots patients.