南方某省营利性与非营利性医院的比较分析

目的了解某省营利性医院的现状并与同等规模的非营利性医院进行比较。方法利用2002年常规卫生统计资料，使用71所有编制床位的营利性医院和同等规模的132所非营利性医院资料进行分析。结果营利性医院的人员规模小，基本上没有离退休人员的负担；提供的门急诊服务量小，但住院服务量与非营利性医院相同；收入和支出水平尚不到非营利性医院的一半，但是，能够保持收支平衡;营利性医院和非营利性医院一样存在病人欠费问题。结论在支持发展非公有制经济的政策环境下，营利性医院会有很大发展。因此，政策制定应慎重考虑可能的不利影响，并采取相应对策。

A comparative study of the for-profit and nonprofit hospitals in a Southern province

Objective To find out about the current situation of the for-profit hospitals in a Southern province and to compare them with the nonprofit hospitals there of the same size. Methods Using routine health statistics data of the year 2002, 71 for-profit hospitals with authorized beds were compared with 132 nonprofit hospitals of the same size. Results The for-profit hospitals had a small number of staff and basically little burden posed by retired personnel; they provided a small volume of outpatient and emergency services but a volume of inpatient services equal to that provided by the nonprofit hospitals; their income and expenditure levels were less than half of those of the nonprofit hospitals, but they had a balanced budget; like the nonprofit hospitals, they faced the issue of patients defaulting on payment. Conclusion Now that the development of non-public economy is being encouraged in the country, for-profit hospitals will witness high growth. Thus possible adverse effects ought to be carefully taken into account in the formulation of policies and corresponding countermeasures ought to be taken.