Current situation of public eye hospitals in Guangzhou
As a developed metropolis, Guangzhou has many excellent medical institutions, including public and private eye hospitals. However, there is no public eye hospital in Guangzhou at present, which is a special phenomenon. This article will discuss the reasons for the lack of public eye hospitals in Guangzhou from four aspects.
Highly market-oriented
The medical market in Guangzhou is highly market-oriented, with private hospitals playing a leading role. Private hospitals are more competitive in the market, have better comprehensive services, and can provide better equipment and technology. Therefore, many patients are more willing to choose private hospitals for treatment, leading to a gradual decline in the position of public eye hospitals in the market.
In addition, private eye hospitals will invest enough funds and resources in advertising and marketing to make them more attractive. This also led to the relatively poor image of public eye hospitals in the minds of patients, which further exacerbated the backwardness of public hospitals.
In addition, private hospitals can set their own prices and make flexible adjustments according to market demand, while public hospitals are faced with pricing policy restrictions, which is one of the reasons why public eye hospitals are relatively uncompetitive.
Insufficient government investment
Guangzhou has relatively limited investment in the medical field. The government mainly invests funds in general hospitals and key departments, because ophthalmic hospitals have less capital needs than other departments. This has led to a relative shortage of investment in public eye hospitals, unable to meet the growing demand of patients.
At the same time, the focus of medical development in Guangzhou is more inclined to scientific research and innovation, such as oncology department, cardiovascular department, etc. This makes the public eye hospitals in the eyes of the government do not get enough attention, unable to obtain the required investment support.
In addition, due to the particularity of ophthalmic hospitals, the upgrading speed of investment equipment and technology is relatively fast, which also requires higher capital investment. However, the government's financial subsidies for ophthalmic hospitals are relatively small, leading to the inability of public ophthalmic hospitals to reach the level of private hospitals.
Lack of specialist
There is a shortage of specialists in public eye hospitals. Because private hospitals have more advantages in salary and welfare treatment, many excellent ophthalmologists prefer to choose private hospitals, which leads to a relatively weak team of ophthalmologists in public hospitals.
At the same time, the training of ophthalmologists also requires high investment and energy, while the government has relatively little investment in the training of ophthalmologists. This makes it relatively difficult for public eye hospitals to introduce and cultivate professionals, and cannot fully meet the needs of patients.
In addition, the industry believes that the ophthalmology profession is relatively special for doctors, and it takes longer to learn and practice to reach a higher level. However, at present, Guangzhou lacks relevant training institutions and platforms, and does not provide enough development space and opportunities, which also leads to the low competitiveness of ophthalmologists.
Summary
Although Guangzhou is one of the medical centers in China, public eye hospitals are relatively scarce in this city. This is mainly due to marketization, insufficient government investment and lack of specialists. However, the needs of patients still exist, which provides opportunities for the development of public eye hospitals. The government should increase the investment in eye hospitals, strengthen the training and introduction of doctors, further improve the facilities and technical level of public eye hospitals, meet the needs of patients, and improve the social medical level.
