Table 1.
Geographical distribution of surveyed hospitals (n = 92).
| Province/City | Number of tertiary hospitals | Number of sampled tertiary hospitals | Province | Number of tertiary hospitals | Number of sampled tertiary hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 37 | 5 | Jiangxi | 42 | 4 |
| Tianjin | 22 | 3 | Henan | 46 | 4 |
| Hebei | 37 | 4 | Hubei | 49 | 3 |
| Liaoning | 50 | 5 | Hunan | 31 | 3 |
| Shanghai | 29 | 1 | Inner Mongolia | 16 | 2 |
| Jiangsu | 51 | 4 | Chongqing | 15 | 3 |
| Zhejiang | 52 | 5 | Guangxi | 41 | 2 |
| Fujian | 27 | 3 | Sichuan | 53 | 5 |
| Shandong | 46 | 4 | Guizhou | 24 | 2 |
| Guangdong | 78 | 7 | Yunnan | 9 | 1 |
| Hainan | 9 | 1 | Shaanxi | 31 | 3 |
| Shanxi | 33 | 2 | Gansu | 18 | 1 |
| Jilin | 25 | 3 | Qinghai | 9 | 1 |
| Heilongjiang | 61 | 5 | Ningxia | 3 | 2 |
| Anhui | 30 | 3 | Xinjiang | 13 | 1 |
Note：The sampled hospitals were randomly selected from tertiary hospitals of each province in the mainland of China.Total number of tertiary hospitals = 987; Total number of sampled tertiary hospitals = 92.