Objective To analyze the effect of implementing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical pathway on family sickbed patients.Methods Those family sickbed patients with herpes zoster or facial neuritis were involved in this study.Their medical records and data of ‘Family sickbed quality control scale’ were collected,in which there are methods of TCM clinical pathway,decoction of the Chinese Medicine,ingredients and treatment procedures of the topically used TCMs,and acupuncture treatment procedures were documented.The family sickbed days,prognosis,informed rate and satisfaction rate were analyzed before and after TCM clinical pathway treatment.Results In the treatment group,the family sickbed days (11.67± 1.91)d and referral rate 12.20％ (10/82) were significantly lower (P＜ 0.01) than those in the control group [(1 3.88 ± 2.61) d,50.00％ (41/82) respectively].The rate of cure87.80％ (72/82),the rate of informed patient 97.56％ (80/82) and the rate of satisfaction91.46％ (75/82) were significantly higher(P＜ 0.01)than those in the control group [50.00％ (41/82)、65.85％ (54/82)、50.00％ (41/82) respectively].Conclusion The clinical pathways for family sickbed patients with herpes zoster or facial neuritis were effective.