The hospital grade assessment is an effective approach to measure the comprehensive strength and the overall level of a hospital, and it is also an effective carrier which can promote the standardized management , improve the quality of connotation and accelerate the development of the hospital .This article aims to expound the effective and concrete methods for preparation in the hospi -tal grade assessment by introducing the practice and experience of Jinling Hospital in grade assessement .It also points out that:defi-ning the purpose of the assessment is the fundation , having a thorough grasp of the assessment criteria is the basis , having a compre-hensive knowledge of the hospital is the premise , establishing and implementing the plan strictly is the crux .All these might be helpful to promote the hospital grade assessment .