From: Comparing public and private hospitals in China: Evidence from Guangdong
 | Government (N = 212) | Nongovernment nonprofit (N = 79) | Private for-profit (N = 71) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (%) | 27.8 (44.9) | 24.0 (43.0) | 19.7 (40.1) | 0.1642 |
Acute-care (%) | 83.0 (37.6) | 62.0 (48.8) | 71.8 (45.3) | 0.0064 |
Jibie (Hospital accreditation level): | Â | Â | Â | 0.0000 |
Not classified | 32.4 | 75.0 | 87.3 | Â |
Level 1 | 21.9 | 5.3 | 9.9 | Â |
Level 2 | 32.4 | 18.4 | 2.8 | Â |
Level 3 (highest) | 13.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | Â |
Average number of beds | 256.3 (308.4) | 124.0 (155.9) | 66.8 (114.0) | 0.0000 |
Value of total hospital assets (RMB) | 15,935.6 (29,091.3) | 2,208.3 (3,080.0) | 2,717.3 (11,831.5) | 0.0000 |
Number of machines valued over 10,000 RMB | 310.0 (611.7) | 44.7 (63.5) | 41.3 (70.7) | 0.0000 |
Staffing (averages): | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of employees | 355.1 (420.7) | 120.1 (134.1) | 89.0 (109.9) | 0.0000 |
Number of physicians | 114.1 (134.0) | 32.8 (37.7) | 24.0 (29.6) | 0.0000 |
Number of nurses | 115.8 (152.3) | 32.9 (47.1) | 24.8 (44.1) | 0.0000 |
Number of pharmacists | 23.6 (27.4) | 7.3 (8.1) | 4.8 (5.3) | 0.0000 |
Patient volume (averages): | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Inpatient admissions | 7,138.1 (8,395.0) | 1,326.5 (3,081.4) | 1,060.6 (3,139.7) | 0.0000 |
Total outpatient visits | 3,72,521.2 (4,19,051.5) | 60,006.18 (83,287.9) | 48,010.68 (1,12,454.4) | 0.0000 |
Internal medicine | 91,391.4 (1,29,503.7) | 18,990.6 (31,165.4) | 12,534.8 (28,439.2) | 0.0000 |
Surgery | 28,471.6 (41,400.0) | 5,623.1 (8,904.8) | 8,365.1 (18,076.1) | 0.0000 |
Ob/Gyn | 42,820.8 (51,862.3) | 6,446.8 (11,973.2) | 8,423.5 (23,649.6) | 0.0000 |
Pediatrics | 31,387.0 (79,364.0) | 3,051.6 (6,022.9) | 4,107.3 (11,671.7) | 0.0000 |
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) | 38,047.7 (68,017.8) | 5,998.2 (9,839.4) | 2,399.8 (4,128.2) | 0.0000 |
Emergency room (ER) visits | 42,532.5 (48,046.8) | 7,711.5 (14,863.1) | 6,158.5 (17,050.1) | 0.0000 |
Average occupancy rate (%) | 70.4 (33.5) | 39.0 (32.9) | 39.9 (35.0) | 0.0000 |
Average length of stay (days) | 22.0 (159.0) | 61.2 (212.7) | 14.6 (56.6) | 0.8449 |
Average inpatient mortality rate (per 1000 admissions) | 18.0248 (29.8192) | 37.9922 (113.1023) | 9.8640 (33.9575) | 0.8337 |