China News Service, February 28 (Xinhua) The National Health Commission held a press conference on February 28 to introduce the progress and results of health care.
At the meeting, Ouyang Bo, deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that according to preliminary estimates, the total number of diagnoses and treatments in traditional Chinese medicine medical and health institutions in 2023 will be 1.28 billion.
Ouyang Bo said that the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine aims to realize that everyone can enjoy high-quality traditional Chinese medicine services nearby, continues to promote the construction of a high-quality and efficient traditional Chinese medicine service system, and promotes the expansion and balanced layout of high-quality traditional Chinese medicine medical resources.
The first is to improve the service capabilities of traditional Chinese medicine.
Promote 14 traditional Chinese medicine hospitals to be included in the establishment of national medical centers, layout and build 27 national regional medical centers for traditional Chinese medicine, and continue to promote the construction of 62 "flagship" hospitals for the collaboration of traditional Chinese and western medicine and 138 key hospitals with traditional Chinese medicine characteristics.
The second is to optimize the supply of traditional Chinese medicine services.
Select about 1,000 national advantageous specialties of traditional Chinese medicine and about 500 "flagship" departments for the collaboration of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, identify 31 construction units of traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation centers, strengthen the construction of pediatrics and geriatrics departments of traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, and promote the construction of outpatient clinics for special diseases of traditional Chinese medicine.
The third is to standardize traditional Chinese medicine health care services.
Released 10 TCM health care service standards and 20 TCM intervention guidelines for disease prevention and treatment, and promoted the work of TCM in general hospitals and maternal and child health care institutions. 89.0% of public general hospitals at level 2 or above and 62.8% of maternal and child health care hospitals have opened TCM clinical departments. .
The fourth is to enhance the accessibility of traditional Chinese medicine services.
Taking the construction of county-level TCM hospitals as the leader, we have built a solid foundation for grassroots TCM hospitals, supported 440 county-level TCM hospitals in building "two specialties and one center", promoted counterpart assistance to tertiary hospitals, 699 county-level TCM hospitals, and established grassroots TCM hospitals in 23 provinces Full coverage makes it easier for people to find good Chinese medicine doctors at their doorsteps.
Ouyang Bo pointed out that according to preliminary calculations, traditional Chinese medicine medical and health institutions will treat a total of 1.28 billion patients in 2023, and the number of discharged patients will be 41.486 million. Traditional Chinese medicine has played a positive role in serving people's health.