Preface
Is it a miscalculation or an inflated price?
The problems of "difficult to see a doctor" and "expensive to see a doctor" really chill the hearts of the people.
But even if the price of medicine is like this, the director of the largest hospital in the mainland with a daily income of 60 million yuan cried that it was not profitable, and even suffered serious losses.
Is this true?
Is this a black-hearted charge, or is there another struggle behind it?
The daily income is more than 10 million, but the "serious loss"
With the development of technology and medical equipment, the medical facilities of many hospitals can be said to have reached their peak.
With the continuous increase of people's income, the requirements for hospitals are also more stringent.
Therefore, most people will choose a hospital with better environment and equipment.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is a typical example, with a daily income of more than 60 million yuan and an annual income of more than 20 billion yuan.
But its director said: "It's not that you see that it seems to be very profitable, and the hospital has even lost hundreds of millions." ”
Whoever else is shocked to hear the news.
In a well-known hospital, even the registration fee usually costs several hundred.
It costs more than 800 to see an ordinary little wind chill cold.
Who believes losses when they say they are losing?
Many patients complained that the hospital's treatment costs were too high, but they all silently accepted it, after all, it is a well-known hospital, with superb technology, and it will inevitably charge a lot of money.
But when it comes to losses, some people may not understand it very well.
There must be other reasons behind this.
Of course, most people still don't find it credible.
Some residents complained: "We have come all the way to your house for treatment, no matter how expensive it is, and you still say that we are not profitable, but we are losing money?"
From the point of view of the majority of the population, this view is indeed normal.
But why did the dean say that his hospital was losing money despite such a big infamy?
Is it a miserable sale?
What is the situation that has led to the "shortage" of funds in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University?
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, known as "Asia's largest hospital", is called "the largest" not only because of its large area, but also because of the thousands of patients who gather every year.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University did not have the same achievements at first.
Even the number of people who come to see the doctor every time is much larger than the medical staff in the hospital.
This makes the hospital's medical treatment extremely inefficient, and one person has not finished seeing the doctor before another person comes one after another.
No matter how busy the medical staff is, they can't keep up with the speed at which patients see a doctor.
It is not a solution to continue in the long term, and one day the hospital will be "out of breath".
Therefore, the president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University called for the improvement of medical equipment and the recruitment of outstanding medical talents.
Through the distribution of leaflets and the posting of recruitment on the Internet, expert doctors from some hospitals have come to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University to report.
So are these doctors really very competent?
"Random recruitment of medical talents"
I have to admit that some doctors are indeed highly skilled, very capable of examination, and very experienced.
But some doctors do the opposite.
Maybe they don't have the best medical skills, and they can't even catch up with some ordinary employees.
What they value is just the huge salary of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.
However, this is extremely irresponsible for patients and can ruin the reputation of the hospital.
No matter how many such doctors are recruited, they will be mediocre people with unskilled medical skills, and the efficiency of treatment will not be improved.
Therefore, the president of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University also kept his eyes open and tried his best to screen out doctors with good ability to work in the hospital.
Secondly, it is not enough to have excellent talents.
There is also a need for more sophisticated medical facilities so that they can complement each other with doctors and improve the efficiency of treatment.
However, buying medical equipment now is unusual and costs a lot of money.
But even so, there is no way, for the sake of the reputation of the hospital, I have to buy it!
The number one reason why funds cannot make ends meet
Part of the reason for the loss may be related to the purchase of medical equipment and the recruitment of medical personnel.
Although the hospital has a high reputation, it certainly comes with a series of difficult problems behind it.
For example, although there are many patients in the hospital, doctors can make a lot of money, but if there is no expensive medical equipment to pave the way, everyone will not rush to treat the disease.
The price of medical equipment must be several times more than the income of hospitals.
Another example is the excessive recruitment of medical talents, which must also be paved with high salaries.
Who would come to work in this hospital without a huge salary?
Due to the overabundance of patients, the hospital also had to expand its wards.
It takes a lot of money to expand a house, so it will definitely cost a lot of money to expand a ward.
This also makes the hospital underfunded, which in turn leads to losses.
In addition to the superficial losses of the hospital, then there must also be losses within the hospital.
For example, a large number of patients queuing up in the hospital in the early hours of the morning can cause medical staff to work day and night.
Some of them get up early and stay up late, and they can't even treat all the patients.
Some patients need surgery, and we all know that the operation time is at least an hour or two.
After a long time, even if you get up early and are greedy for darkness, you can't see a few patients.
If this situation continues in the long run, it will inevitably lead to the exhaustion of doctors, and even doctors will be sicker than patients.
In addition to this, the medical equipment in the hospital also needs to be replaced and cleaned regularly.
Because patients have different living habits, some hospital beds and medical equipment need to be sterilized.
This also requires a lot of money.
Not to mention that disinfection costs a lot of money, not to mention regular replacement?
Some devices are not as sturdy as they should be, and they break down after a few years, so they also need to be replaced regularly.
These may be just a small part of the hospital's losses.
A bigger part of this may be due to the pandemic.
Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in 2020, the economic development has gradually become slow or even declined.
During this period, it also led to many small businesses unable to withstand the pressure of risk and closed down one after another.
Although the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is a large hospital, it has also suffered a lot of pressure during the epidemic.
During the epidemic, most of us were confined at home and did not dare to go out casually.
What's more, it is a place like a hospital, which is even more dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be infected with the new coronavirus.
At this time, the hospital should be the most leisurely time.
Everyone understands that the new coronavirus is very contagious, so they are reluctant to go to crowded places to seek medical treatment.
Few patients, even doctors, have gone home.
Without patients, it means that the hospital will not be able to generate a lot of income, and the doctors and nurses will not be able to survive.
At this time, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zheng University was the most difficult time.
Not only do you not get a higher income, but you have to pay backwards.
This also makes the funds of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University unable to make ends meet.
After the epidemic ended, people flocked to the hospital all at once, causing the hospital to slow down at first, and it also delayed a lot of things.
This may be a major reason for the shortage of hospital funds.
Not only that, but sometimes the patient does not fully obey what the doctor tells him.
As a result, it can sometimes provoke conflicts between doctors and patients, which also delays the efficiency of consultations.
As a result, some "acute" patients find another way to find the next hospital for treatment.
To sum up, although the daily income is 60 million, it is also very difficult within the hospital.
But why does everyone like to come to this hospital for treatment?
Patients came one after another - the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University was "endlessly charming"?
With the development of the hospital, there are more and more patients in the hospital, even dozens of times better than before.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing to have more patients?
For doctors in hospitals, it can be a good thing.
Because, the more patients there are, the more money they make, and we all know that the position of a doctor can indeed make a lot of money now.
But if it goes on in the long run, it's not necessarily a good thing.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University has hundreds of patients every day.
This makes it impossible for a hospital with a large footprint to accommodate so many people.
The hospital has a limited footprint, so the wards are also limited, and it simply cannot accommodate so many hundreds of people.
Some inpatients are even confined to the floor.
There are also some patients who come to the hospital early in the morning to register, and even in the early morning, the queue is long.
It can be seen that the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University does have problems that are difficult to solve.
epilogue
Although they also have unspeakable pain, this is not a reason to increase the price of medical treatment.
In today's society, the people are the most important, and hospitals should let more people "see a doctor and afford to see a doctor", instead of blindly raising the price of medical treatment, and then increase their income and popularity.
Resources
"Asia's largest hospital" Zheng University First Affiliated Hospital released data: last year's revenue was 21.8 billion yuan, and the expenditure was 20.8 billion yuan_Tencent News
"Asia's largest hospital" The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University released data: last year's revenue was 21.8 billion yuan, and the expenditure was 20.8 billion yuan