Current situation of health service in general hospitals at county level in Jilin province

ObjectiveTo examine the status of health service in general hospitals at county level and its influencing factors,and to provide information on decision-making to health administrative departments.MethodsDescriptive analysis and quantitative comparative analysis were adopted in this study.ResultsCompared with 2010,the total acreage of buildings,health service space,the number of inpatient bed,and medical equipments(ten thousand RMB yuan or more per piece) were increased by 6.65%,6.79%,0.77%,and 8.41% from 2011 to 2013,respectively,for general hospitals at county level in Jilin province.There were 37.93% of the hospitals with the occupied area per bed lower than that of the national standard in China.The ratio of doctor and nurse in 2011 was 1:0.98,higher than the ratio in 2010(1:0.83).The proportion of the staff getting training programs in 2011 was 6.05%,lower than that in 2010(9.20%).The proportion of hospitals running health information system reached 6.45% in 2011.In 2011,the total number of patients,per capita cost of treatment,the cost of outpatient and inpatient increased by 6.24%,12.44%,8.84%,and 4.89%,respectively,compared with those in 2010.The bed utilization rate was lower than that of the national standard in China for 78.16% of the hospitals in the province.ConclusionInfrastructure,staff allocation and medical service of county general hospitals are improved in Jilin province,but the utilization of health resources is inadequate,with low rates for staff training and information technology application.