The nature of hospital unit refers to the nature of hospital ownership, that is, whether the hospital belongs to the state, the collective or the individual. In China, the nature of hospital units is as follows:
1. public hospitals: public hospitals are medical institutions invested, built and managed by the state or local governments, which mainly undertake public health and medical services. The nature of public hospitals belongs to state-owned or collective ownership. In China, public hospitals include general hospitals, specialized hospitals and traditional Chinese medicine hospitals.
2. Private hospitals: Private hospitals are profit-making medical institutions invested, built and managed by individuals, enterprises or other social organizations. Private hospitals are both private and collective. In China, private hospitals include various specialized hospitals, clinics and out-patient departments.
3. Sino-foreign joint venture hospitals: Sino-foreign joint venture hospitals are medical institutions jointly invested and managed by both Chinese and foreign parties, both domestic and foreign.
The responsibilities and obligations of hospital units are as follows:
1. medical services: the main responsibility of hospital units is to provide patients with various medical services, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, surgery, rehabilitation, etc. Hospitals need professional medical teams, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, to ensure the quality and effectiveness of medical services.
2. Preventive health care: Hospital units also need to take the responsibility of preventive health care, and help the public understand and prevent diseases and improve public health through health education, vaccination and regular physical examination.
3. Scientific research and teaching: Many hospitals also undertake scientific research and teaching tasks to promote the development of medical science and technology through medical research; Training a new generation of medical talents through teaching.
4. Community service: Hospital units also need to work closely with the community to provide convenient medical services for community residents, such as family doctor contract service and community free clinic activities.
5. Public health: In public health incidents, hospital units also need to bear important responsibilities, such as epidemic prevention and control, disaster relief, etc.