Table 1.
Characteristics of TCM hospitals in 2004–2016.
| Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public hospitals | Private hospitals | Total | ||
| The number of TCM physicians | 32.9 (50.8) | 7.4 (15.7) | 27.4 (46.8) | |
| The proportion of TCM physicians in all physicians (%) | 45.7 (22.6) | 43.2 (29.8) | 45.1 (24.3) | |
| The number of TCM pharmacists | 10.0 (14.4) | 2.1 (4.3) | 8.1 (13.1) | |
| The proportion of TCM pharmacists in all pharmacists (%) | 52.4 (25.1) | 49.5 (33.2) | 51.7 (27.2) | |
| The revenue from Chinese drugs | 8.2 (24.4) | 1.8 (6.0) | 6.8 (22.0) | |
| The proportion of revenue from Chinese drugs in all drug revenues (%) | 32.1 (18.4) | 40.7 (25.8) | 33.8 (20.4) | |
| The number of TCM prescriptions | 82.8 (326.4) | 7.1 (28.3) | 60.4 (276.4) | |
| The proportion of TCM prescriptions in all prescriptions (%) | 45.6 (24.4) | 50.0 (34.5) | 46.6 (27.1) | |
| The number of equipment above 10,000 yuan | 114.1 (271.0) | 19.5 (55.1) | 93.7 (244.5) | |
| The number of inpatient surgeries | 1220.9 (2246.4) | 311.5 (910.5) | 1023.4 (2066.6) | |
| The proportion of inpatient surgeries (%) | 22.3 (18.0) | 19.6 (29.6) | 21.8 (20.7) | |
| Observations (hospital-year) | 34400 | 9490 | 43890 | |