HOSPITALS
THERE IS A rising demand for health services as the population increases , and the industry has realized that to meet the public ’ s demand it is impossible to solely rely on hospitals . Of course , the discussion of expanding existing hospitals by adding beds and prolonging doctors ’ hours has been held by many within the industry but that won ’ t resolve the issue at hand . What we need now is to further expand community medical services via private clinics .
Public hospitals in China have remained underdeveloped for years , according to Beijing Review , the reason being due to a shortage of doctors . With this in mind , how can private clinics rise ? The answer : doctors .
Doctors are the best medical resource as they are already supposed to operate in accordance with the rules of the market . To solve the issue of persuading patients who prefer large , public hospitals to attend community medical agencies , one must look to mobility . If doctors from public hospitals are willing to open their own clinics , policy support should be offered to them , the source states .
“ The reality is the country ’ s best doctors and medical experts are serving in public hospitals in big cities , and as a result , patients from around the country rush to these hospitals for medical treatment ,” Guo
Public hospitals in China have remained underdeveloped due to a shortage of doctors
16 August 2015