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. 2008 Oct 22;90(2):133–139. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.09.003

Table 1.

Number of health institutions and clinics in China 2006.

Institutions Number Percent
Hospital 19246 2.12%
General Hospital 13120 1.44%
TCM Hospital 2665 0.29%
TCM-WM Hospital 211 0.02%
Minority Hospital 196 0.02%
Specialized Hospital 3022 0.33%
Nursing Hospital 32 0.00%
Health Center 40791 4.49%
Township Health Center 39975 4.40%
Urban Health Center 816 0.09%
Village Clinic 609128 67.02%
Non-village Clinic 205814 22.64%
Community Health Service Center 22656 2.49%
Outpatient Department 6429 0.71%
MCH Center 3003 0.33%
Sanatorium 264 0.03%
Specialized Disease Prevention & Treatment Institute 1402 0.15%
First-aid Station 160 0.02%
Center of Clinic Examination 35 0.00%



Total 908928 100.00%

Source: China Health Statistics Year Book 2007, available at http://www.moh.gov.cn/open/2007tjts/P88.htm, http://www.moh.gov.cn/open/2007tjts/P109.htm, accessed in April.