China now has 10,000 private hospitals in operation, accounting for 40 to 50 percent
of the total number of hospitals. Yet these hospitals treat fewer than
10 percent of patients. Their impact on the market is minimal.
This
problem will not be solved as long as resources remain concentrated in
the public system, and it continues to be treated as the star of China's
healthcare structure. In this environment, private capital simply
cannot compete and help raise overall industry standards.
Read more at Global Times
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