Chinaboostsbuildingofmedicalconsortiatoimprovehealthcareaccessibility_GuangmingOnlineBEIJING,Feb.28(Xinhua)--Chinahadestablishedover18,000medicalconsortiaofvariousformsbytheendof2023amiditseffortstoimprovecommunityhealthcareinfrastructureandaccessibility,accordingtodatareleasedbytheNationalHealthCommission(NHC)onWednesday.Thenumberoftwo-wayreferralsbetweenhigherandlower-levelmedicalinstitutionsnationwidereached30.32millionlastyear,markinga9.7percentincreasecomparedto2022.JiaoYahui,anNHCofficial,saidatapressconferencethatthegovernmentisactivelyimprovingthetop-leveldesigntocreateamoreeffectivetiereddiagnosisandtreatmentsystem.Currently,30provincial-levelregionshavesetupprovincial-levelsupervisionplatformsforinternet-basedmedicalservices,withover2,700internet-poweredhospitalsestablished.Jiaosaidthegovernmentwouldproactivelycarryoutpilotprogramsforsettingupclosely-kniturbanmedicalgroupsinthefutureandcontinuetoenhancetheoverallservicecapabilitiesofcounty-levelhospitals.Effortswouldalsobemadetoensurethatmorequalitymedicalresourcesaremadeavailableandevenlydistributedamongregions,shenoted.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.