Medical and Health Services in China-Figure 5: China's total health expenditure and its proportion of the GDP from 1978 to 2011, according to a white paper released by the Information Office of the State Council on Dec. 26, 2012. (Xinhua)

　　Medical and Health Services in China-Figure 6: China's health financing structure (%) from 2000 to 2011, according to a white paper released by the Information Office of the State Council on Dec. 26, 2012. (Xinhua)

    卫生资源持续发展。截至2011年底，全国医疗卫生机构达95.4万个(所)，与2003年比较，医疗卫生机构增加14.8万个(所)。执业(助理)医师246.6万人，每千人口执业(助理)医师数由2002年的1.5人增加到1.8人。注册护士224.4万人，每千人口注册护士数由2002年的1人增加到1.7人。医疗卫生机构床位数516万张，每千人口医疗卫生机构床位数由2002年的2.5张提高到3.8张。

    医疗卫生服务利用状况显著改善。2011年，全国医疗机构诊疗人次由2002年的21.5亿人次增加到62.7亿人次，住院人数由2002年的5991万人增加到1.5亿人。中国居民到医疗卫生机构年均就诊4.6次，每百居民住院11.3人，医院病床使用率为88.5%，医院出院者平均住院日为10.3天。居民看病就医更加方便，可及性显著提高。15分钟内可到达医疗机构住户比例，由2003年的80.7%提高到2011年的83.3%，其中农村地区为80.8%。医疗质量管理和控制体系不断完善。建立无偿献血制度，血液安全得到保障。

Health resources have been developing in a sustained way. By the end of 2011, medical and healthcare institutions around the country totaled 954,000, an increase of 148,000 over 2003. Licensed doctors (assistants) reached 2,466,000, or 1.8 per thousand people, as compared with 1.5 per thousand people in 2002. Registered nurses totaled 2,244,000, or 1.7 per thousand people, as compared with one per thousand people in 2002. The number of hospital beds reached 5160,000, or 3.8 per thousand people, as compared with 2.5 per thou-sand people in 2002.

Marked improvement has been seen in the utilization of medical and health services. In 2011, medical institutions throughout the country hosted 6.27 billion outpatients, as compared with 2.15 billion in 2002; and admitted 150 million inpatients, as compared with 59.91 million in 2002. That year, Chinese residents went to the medical institutions for medical treatment 4.6 times on average; 11.3 of every 100 people were hospitalized; the utilization rate of hospital beds reached 88.5%; and the hospital stay of the inpatients averaged 10.3 days. These figures show that it has become increasingly convenient to see a doctor and more easily accessible to get medical services. In 2011, 83.3% of all households (80.8% in rural areas) could reach medical institutions within 15 minutes, as compared with 80.7% in 2002. Medical service quality management and control systems have been constantly improved. A system of blood donation without compensation has been established, so as to ensure blood supply and safety.