Table 1 Characteristics of Hospitals: A Sample of 200 Hospitals and the National Average
From: Trends of increase in western medical services in traditional medicine hospitals in china
| Â | TCM Hospital | General Hospital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
200 Hospitals | 1999 | 2004 | Difference* | 1999 | 2004 | Difference* |
Total Number of Hospitals | 97 | 97 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
Number of staffed beds, mean (SD) | 176 | 210 | 34 | 413 | 467 | 54 |
Number of TCM providers, mean (SD) | 62 (49) | 51 (39) | -9 | 13 (10) | 12 (9) | -1 |
Mean percentage of TCM providers (SD) | 52.1% (24.0%) | 47.5% (21.4%) | -4.7% | 8.2% (8.9%) | 7.4% (7.9%) | -0.8% |
Level of hospital | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Province | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% |
City | 50.5% | 49.5% | -1.0% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 0.0% |
County | 44.3% | 45.4% | 1.0% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 0.0% |
Region of hospital located | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Eastern | 34.0% | 34.0% | 0.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 0.0% |
Middle | 33.0% | 33.0% | 0.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 0.0% |
Western | 33.0% | 33.0% | 0.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 0.0% |
Total Revenues, in million, mean (SD)** | 23.38 (37.69) | 39.39 (57.10) | 16.01 | 57.35 (59.16) | 106.93 (118.89) | 49.58 |
Total service revenues, in million, mean (SD)** | 21.69 (35.64) | 37.31 (52.34) | 15.62 | 54.50 (57.12) | 104.47 (112.23) | 49.97 |
Government subsidy as percent of total revenue | 7.2% | 4.7% | -2.5% | 4.8% | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| Â | TCM Hospital | Other Hospital**** | ||||
National Statistics*** | 1999 | 2003 | 2008 | 1999 | 2003 | 2008 |
Number of Hospitals | 2,555 | 2,446 | 2,437 | 6,259 | 5,868 | 6,447 |
Number of staffed beds, mean | 104 | 121 | 150 | 213 | 239 | 269 |
Number of health care providers, mean | 158 | 173 | 207 | 311 | 337 | 374 |
Level of hospital | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Province and city | 24.2% | 25.2% | 24.6% | 44.6% | 44.4% | 43.0% |
- County | 75.8% | 74.8% | 75.4% | 55.4% | 55.6% | 57.0% |
Total revenues, in million yuan, mean | 8.2 | 14.4 | 33.2 | 22.5 | 39.8 | 82.4 |
Government subsidy as percent of total revenue | 9.5% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.5% |