In the early years of the Republic of China, there were no medical and health institutions in the county, and private pharmacies in the county and Anbian continued to operate. 10 (192 1), two pharmacies in the county, Fushun and huichuntang, were also making western medicine. 19 (1930), Hou Dianyuan, a military doctor who returned to the county after demobilization, opened a clinic, which was the beginning of western medicine in the county. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), the Soviet government of Dingbian County set up medical and health institutions to carry out extensive publicity and education on paying attention to hygiene, preventing diseases, breaking superstitions and believing in science. After the establishment of the health care medical club. In cooperation with the garrison hospital, the Chinese and Western Medicine Research Association was established to initiate surgical treatment in the county.

After 1949, the reform of medical and health undertakings developed rapidly. Not only the administrative institutions of medical and health management have been improved, but also medical and epidemic prevention institutions are spread all over towns and villages. The number and quality of health technicians are increasing and improving year by year, medical equipment is improving year by year, and people's scientific and cultural level is constantly improving. 19941June 12, township hospitals can implement different forms of contract responsibility system, namely, dean contract, rural liaison office, individual contract joint-stock cooperation and so on.

20 10 there are 29 hospitals and health centers in Dingbian county, including 4 county hospitals and 25 township hospitals. There are 93/kloc-0 beds in hospitals and health centers, and there are 626 health technicians in Dingbian County, including 226 doctors. The number of beds and doctors per thousand people is 2. 1 and 0.8 respectively. The rural health service network has been further improved, with 342 village clinics approved by the health department, an increase of 144 compared with 2009, individual clinics in cities 17, and factory and school clinics 1. 1994165438+10. On October 2nd, Dingbian County Cable TV Station was officially established and put into operation. Cable TV stations can broadcast 14 TV programs all day, one of which is self-managed. More than 6,000 households benefited, and the signal quality reached the ministerial standard. The total investment of the project is 2.45 million yuan.

1996165438+10.2, the cable TV encrypted channel was officially opened, and four sets of encrypted TV programs were broadcast at the same time. 1March 997 18, Shaanxi encrypted TV channel was opened, and Shaanxi satellite TV programs can be broadcast all day. On June 29th, 1998, Liang Xing Weibo Station started broadcasting, and people in Dingbian can receive programs from Yulin TV Station.

In 20 10, the coverage rate of broadcast population was 96.5%, that of TV population was 92.0%, and that of cable TV was 23.8%. The county library has 83,000 books, an increase of 15.3% compared with 2009.