SHANGHAI Children's Hospital said yesterday it is working with 16 district hospitals in Jing’an, Putuo, Jiading and Changning to provide a better pediatric service across the city.

The aim of the cooperation is to give parents the confidence to take their children to a local hospital rather than feeling they have to go to a “leading facility,” it said. All of the hospitals in the group will adopt standardized clinical procedures, share patient information and work together to maximize efficiency, it said.