The sinking of high-quality resources in tertiary hospitals effectively reduces the difficulty of seeking medical treatment for rural residents | hospitals | rural residents
CCTV News: Zigong City, Sichuan Province, is one of the first pilot cities for the construction of a compact urban medical group. The high-quality resources of tertiary hospitals have been transferred to townships, effectively reducing the difficulty of medical treatment for the public and significantly reducing the burden of medical treatment.
In Gongjing District, Zigong City, led by the Third Hospital of Zigong City, 12 district affiliated medical and health institutions and 144 village clinics jointly formed the Gongjing District Tight Urban Medical Group. Since 2019, the Third Hospital of Zigong City has dispatched more than 200 doctors to work at the grassroots level.
Huang Zhu, a doctor stationed at Chengjia Town Central Health Center at the Third Hospital of Zigong City, said: When I first arrived at the hospital, many of the slightly heavier patients were transferred to higher-level hospitals for treatment. By leading grassroots doctors in ward rounds, discussing and analyzing various difficult and typical cases, as well as learning corresponding diagnosis and treatment guidelines, more patients can receive more standardized treatment.
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76 year old patient Lan Zifang has been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for over 30 years. Previously, she could only take a car to the city for medical treatment, but now she can enjoy the services of a tertiary hospital at her doorstep.
Patient Lan Zifang's husband: It takes more than an hour by car to go to a large hospital, and it takes five or six times a year. Medical treatment is now very convenient and the cost is also reduced.
With the help of the Third Hospital in Zigong City, Chengjia Town Central Health Center has established a respiratory medicine team, treating nearly 1500 patients in total.
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Wei Xiaorong, the director of Chengjia Town Central Health Center in Gongjing District, Zigong City: These diseases that we used to be afraid to see at the grassroots level, they now have the ability to keep them at the grassroots level.
Through the construction of a compact urban medical group, the difficulty of seeking medical treatment for local residents has been effectively reduced. Currently, the medical treatment rate in Zigong City has reached 94%, and a "health service circle" of 15 minutes in urban areas and 30 minutes in rural areas has been basically formed. In 2022, the proportion of diagnosis and treatment in primary healthcare institutions to the total diagnosis and treatment is close to 60%.