Table 2.

Major characteristics of general hospitals in current China [43].

General Hospitals	Scales		Levels	Medical Services
	Hospital Beds	Professional Physicians (Per Bed)
Primary hospital	20–99	0.70	Community-level	Providing prevention, treatment, healthcare and rehabilitation services.
Secondary hospital	100–499	0.88	County-level	Providing comprehensive medical and health services.
Tertiary hospital	≥500	1.03	Region-level or nationwide	Providing high-level specialized medical and health services.