Today，traditional doctor-patient disputes are in an awkward situation in which it is very difficult for them to be settled either outside or inside court. As a result，the number of such disputes has been increasing steadily in the past years. Between 2005 and 2007，there had been over 400 doctor-patient disputes，including over 300 disputes involving third parties who used doctor-patient disputes to created disturbance in hospital and illegally profit from it，each year. These disputes had seriously affected social harmony and stability. In light of this situation，the Government of Suining City introduced a third party mediation mechanism，adhered to the rule-of-law approach，used rule-of-law methods to resolve doctor-patient disputes，and achieved effective breakthroughs. This report carries out empirical analysis of the practice of Suining City in resolving doctor-patient disputes in accordance with law from the perspectives of the choice of the rule-of-law orientation，the construction the rule-of-law framework，the design of safeguarding mechanisms，and the manifestation of the effect of the rule of law，and explores effective approaches to and long-term mechanisms for the resolution of doctor-patient disputes.