Shaodong County People's Hospital, located on the bank of Shaoshui River in the county, was established in 1952, which is the only second-class general hospital in the county integrating medical treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, health care, teaching and scientific research. The hospital covers an area of 66,000 square meters, with fixed assets of 285 million, business income of 300 million and 625 employees, including 558 health technicians, 9 graduate students, 65 senior titles, 249 intermediate titles, 700 open beds, 350,000 outpatient visits and 39,000 discharged patients. The hospital is "National People's Relieved Demonstration Hospital", one of the 50 key contact county hospitals of the Ministry of Health, the hospital affairs public demonstration hospital of the Ministry of Health, the baby-friendly hospital, the consumer trust unit, the provincial civilized health unit and the Lei Feng-style hospital. It is the designated guidance hospital of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, the counterpart support hospital of Shaoyang Central Hospital, the internship hospital of South China University and the clinical teaching hospital of Shaoyang Medical College.