BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) — China has made continuous efforts to ensure that quality medical resources are channeled to the community level and that they are more evenly distributed among regions, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
With the commission's help, 87.7 percent of China's county hospitals had reached capacities equivalent to second-tier hospitals by the end of 2022, and 45.6 percent had reached capacities equivalent to third-tier hospitals, NHC official Li Dachuan said at a press conference on Thursday.
China has a three-tier system for ranking hospitals, with third-tier hospitals, which have the largest number of beds and provide comprehensive medical services, at the top of the system.
To improve its medical services, the country has worked to enhance clinical specialty competence. Li noted that by the end of last year, the central government had invested a total of 2.54 billion yuan (about 370 million U.S. dollars) to support the construction of 508 key national clinical specialty projects across the country.
Next, more resources will be pooled to support local governments as they boost the development of high-demand specialties such as cardiovascular surgery, obstetrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology, pediatrics, psychiatry and pathology, Li said.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
U.S. and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
Got kids? Here's what to know about filing your 2023 taxes
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 4/12/2024
Calling a female colleague a 'pretty woman' at work is sex discrimination, tribunal rules
Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
Total solar eclipse 2024: Spectators stake their spots along the totality path
Archaeological site is discovered within the boundaries of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
Cynthia Erivo dazzles in black and white dress at the 49th Chaplin Awards ceremony in New York City
A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds
Encino out of Kentucky Derby, Epic Ride joins the 20
Tobacco companies using Tiktok to target young people