Table 3. Service volumes of the acupuncture by facility type and region from 2002–2011 in Taiwan.
| Year | Accreditation level of hospital | Location of medical institution | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei branch bureau | Northern branch bureau | Central branch bureau | Southern branch bureau | Kao-Ping branch bureau | Eastern branch bureau | Others* | ||||||||||
| Hospital | Clinic | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | |
| 2002 | 2913 | 51193 | 253848 | 21655 (8.53) | 91505 | 5511 (6.02) | 120646 | 14426 (12.0) | 94373 | 5093 (5.40) | 102080 | 6164 (6.04) | 11960 | 1257 (10.5) | 3340 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2766 | 53201 | 255855 | 21491 (8.40) | 91779 | 6065 (6.61) | 121992 | 14459 (11.9) | 95114 | 5557 (5.84) | 103095 | 7073 (6.86) | 11987 | 1322 (11.0) | 3398 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3160 | 54960 | 257802 | 21339 (8.28) | 92333 | 6826 (7.39) | 123307 | 15307 (12.4) | 95887 | 5865 (6.12) | 103991 | 7439 (7.15) | 12036 | 1344 (11.2) | 3459 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2966 | 52802 | 260793 | 20183 (7.74) | 93536 | 6810 (7.28) | 125170 | 14445 (11.5) | 96900 | 5769 (5.95) | 105112 | 7200 (6.85) | 12100 | 1361 (11.3) | 3533 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2932 | 52137 | 263312 | 20275 (7.70) | 94498 | 6907 (7.31) | 126682 | 13780 (10.8) | 97792 | 5728 (5.86) | 105964 | 7050 (6.60) | 12135 | 1329 (11.0) | 3575 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2940 | 54313 | 265483 | 21389 (8.06) | 95311 | 7279 (7.64) | 128117 | 14135 (11.0) | 98593 | 6171 (6.26) | 106750 | 7050 (6.60) | 12183 | 1229 (10.1) | 3611 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2955 | 57574 | 267726 | 22650 (8.46) | 96274 | 8091 (8.40) | 129414 | 14551 (11.2) | 99468 | 6321 (6.35) | 107684 | 7786 (7.23) | 12192 | 1130 (9.27) | 3633 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3209 | 68207 | 269531 | 27109 (10.1) | 96948 | 10051 (10.4) | 130608 | 16379 (12.5) | 100158 | 7098 (7.09) | 108368 | 9291 (8.57) | 12206 | 1488 (12.2) | 3685 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3128 | 75607 | 271797 | 31127 (11.5) | 97957 | 10445 (10.7) | 131909 | 17150 (13.0) | 100842 | 7335 (7.27) | 109158 | 11166 (10.2) | 12277 | 1512 (12.3) | 3726 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3078 | 76458 | 273301 | 31717 (11.6) | 98837 | 10169 (10.3) | 133041 | 17188 (12.9) | 101416 | 7087 (6.99) | 109766 | 11013 (10.2) | 12332 | 1567 (12.7) | 3753 | 795 (21.2) |
N: numbers of beneficiaries; n: numbers of acupuncture users.