A study on some difficulties of inpatients in Gia Luong district hospital, Bac Ninh province
- Author:
Tap Van Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health
- MeSH:
Inpatients;
Case Reports [Publication Type];
hospitals
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;430(9):27-29
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Subjects: Patients without health insurance were discharged in Gia Luong district hospital, Bac Ninh province in 4/1998; 81,08% population of Gia Luong district have no health insurance 0,8% population received the human health insurance. 383 inpatients without health insurance (58,8%) and 41,2% inpatient with health insurance. The average duration of treatment was 7,4 days, less than this of inpatient with health insurance (8,5 days).Total cost/patient/round of treatment was 375.000 VND. This cost was higher 2,7 times than average income. 40,5% inpatients had to borrow. 1/4 (25%) patients want to early discharged during uncompleted free-disease. The rate of poor population received hospital bursar reduction or was very low because of the complicated procedure.
