The Eighth People's Hospital of Hefei City is located at No.174, Heping Road East, which is a comprehensive secondary hospital integrating medical treatment, prevention, health care and rehabilitation. It is the designated medical unit for urban workers' medical insurance and urban residents' medical insurance and new rural cooperative patients. In November 2006, the hospital was identified by the Hefei Municipal People's Government as the only hospital for the benefit of the people. It has won the titles of "Hefei Civilized Unit" and "Hefei Health Advanced Unit".