2024年县域内基层医疗卫生机构诊疗人次占比63.4%

Core Insights - The proportion of outpatient visits at grassroots medical institutions in counties reached 63.4% in 2024, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the previous year, indicating a growing preference among rural residents for local healthcare services [1] - The National Health Commission (NHC) emphasizes the importance of building county-level medical communities to enhance the tiered diagnosis and treatment system, which aims to improve healthcare accessibility and resource sharing [1] Group 1: Policy and Implementation - The NHC adheres to the policy of "strengthening counties and grassroots," continuously enhancing the service capacity of county medical communities to better meet the demand for convenient healthcare [2] - Key measures include strengthening the capabilities of leading hospitals, with over 10,000 clinical key specialties established in city and county hospitals, significantly improving previously weak specialties such as oncology and psychiatry [2] - The NHC has implemented a tiered support system, with urban hospitals sending approximately 180,000 personnel to support 1,750 county hospitals in 2024, and over 70,000 personnel have been stationed in grassroots facilities for more than six months [2] Group 2: Technological and Resource Development - The NHC promotes the integration of "artificial intelligence" in grassroots healthcare, with 80% of counties having established resource-sharing centers for imaging, ECG, and laboratory tests, leading to over 68 million remote medical imaging diagnoses this year [3] - The establishment of unified drug lists and collaborative medication use across county, township, and village levels has improved access to medications, with nearly half of the counties having set up central pharmacies that stock 800 to 1,200 types of drugs [3] - Over 97% of administrative villages with health stations are now covered by medical insurance, facilitating easier access to medications and reimbursements for rural residents [3]