--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
SPORTS
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

Illegal Hospitals Closed in Guangdong

A crackdown by health authorities in Guangdong has led to the closure of thousands of hospitals and clinics operating without correct licenses, statistics released on Saturday show.

 

On May 20, the Guangdong Provincial Health Bureau dispatched 40,000 investigators to 11,300 hospitals, in a large-scale campaign to bring an end to unlicensed hospitals.

 

Up to June 25, 8,680 illegal hospitals and clinics had been closed, according to Huang Xiaoling, vice-director of the health bureau.

 

Investigators confiscated 7.55 million yuan (US$900,000) in illegal income, and fined the hospitals over 3.6 million yuan (US$430,000).

 

Tiancheng Hospital, located in the northern suburbs of Guangzhou, was one hospital to be closed.

 

Covering thousands of square meters, the large hospital possesses all the equipment and treatment rooms necessary in a qualified hospital.

 

But it did not have the required legal license, and the majority of doctors on its staff had no medical certificates.

 

A doctor surnamed Wu was caught practicing without a medical license.

 

A doctor can take 3 percent of the medical cost of a prescription, so doctors prescribed as much medicine as possible, according to Wu.

 

According to the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou, the court accepted and heard 31 cases brought against illegal hospitals and doctors in 2004, far more than the 2003 figure of 14.

 

Some victims were injured or even died from malpractice at the hospitals and 80 percent of the victims were pregnant women.

 

(China Daily June 28, 2005)

Beijing to Build More Hospitals
Medics Punished for Homeless Man's Death
Nurses in Great Demand
Hospital Establishes Ethics Committee
Over 50,000 Illegal Doctors Banned from Practice
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688