Qi Lei (1926-2010), a military poet and former Party Secretary of Xiyuan Hospital, witnessed the development of Xiyuan Hospital in his life. The poem titled "For Xiyuan Hospital", carved in the stone, was written by the respectable Secretary Qi Lei in 2008. The poem shows the love of the former generation of hospital leaders for the hospital and sustains their ardent wishes for the development of the hospital.

The meaning of the poem is listed as follows:

Traditional Chinese medicine treasures are handed down from ancestors,

We are liable for carrying forward the heritage in such a treasured place surrounded by royal palaces in three sides;

Chinese herbal medicines are benefiting mankind,

Traditional Chinese medicine are healing the world just like the warmness in Spring.