Congratulations from the international respiratory care community to Hui-Qing Ge, MSc, RT of Hangzhou, China on being selected for the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) 2014 Adult Acute Care Specialty Practitioner of the Year Award. Hui-Qing Ge serves as Clinical Manager of Respiratory Therapy, at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Hangzhou. Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has a comprehensive RT Department and was the first private hospital in China to gain Joint Commission International Recognition.

In addition to her various administrative and clinical duties she is a recognized lecturer and researcher in RT and is a past International Fellow of the AARC. Notably this is the first time that the Adult Acute Care Section has selected an international member as specialty practitioner of the year.