Table 1 Comparisons between county hospital, town/township hospital and village clinic
Indicator | County hospital | Town hospital | Village clinic |
|---|---|---|---|
Categorya | More at class 2 and few at class 1 | Class 3 | Not classified |
Number of qualified doctors | >100 | 40-80 | 1-2(temporally working doctor allocated by a town hospital) |
Number of registered nurses | >100 | 5-20 | 0 |
Number of beds | >200 | 10-30 | 0 |
Equipment | A full set including very expensive one for diagnosis and treatment | No large-size or advanced equipment | No basic ones, only by experiences |
Operation | A majority of operations | Only easy-use and low-cost equipment | Not |
Deqing County | 3 | 19 | 135 |