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Table 1 Statistics on health care facilities in Shanghai between 2013 and 2017

From: Overseeing health care facilities in Shanghai, China: regulatory regime, activities and challenges of the governmental regulatory system

Form of facilities

Number of health care facilities

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Hospital

308

310

313

321

326

Nursing home

20

22

25

28

37

CHC

1009

1028

1035

1039

1009

Village clinic

1342

1310

1271

1218

1187

Outpatient department

574

610

633

683

831

Clinic

1503

1530

1518

1482

1439

Nursing station

11

14

23

48

108

Freestanding clinical lab

6

6

7

11

24

Miscellaneous facility

54

55

57

55

55

Total

4827

4885

4882

4885

5016

  1. Source: Shanghai Statistical Yearbook 2014–2018
  2. Health care facilities refer to the medical institutions that deliver diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures for patients and other care receivers, excluding some types of public health settings providing nonclinical services, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Education Institutions, Blood Centers and Stations, etc. CHC refers to Community Health Care Centers and Stations. Clinic includes outpatient clinics, health posts and infirmaries. Miscellaneous facility refers to specialized disease prevention and treatment institutions, maternity and child healthcare institutions, sanatoriums, medical emergency centers and first-aid stations