| Objective To generate data on the current medical rehabilitation resources in Hubei province so as to improve the management of rehabilitation quality. MethodsMedical institutions on the second level and above were investigated using a questionnaire which covered installations, personnel, equipment and field of operations. ResultsA total of 176 questionnaires were recovered. Among them, 166 (94.3%) of the hospitals had established a department of rehabilitation medicine, and 122 (69.3%) had set up an independent rehabilitation ward, accounting for a total of 3,359 beds. Altogether, there were 1,260 rehabilitation physicians (36.7% of the assigned personnel), 904 therapists (26.3%) and 1,272 nurses (37%). Senior physicians, therapists and nurses were 26%, 3.1% and 28.3% of the respective totals. ConclusionRehabilitation medicine in Hubei Province remains relatively poorly developed. It is weak in terms of building the discipline, management and devices, especially in a serious lack of professionals and rehabilitation therapists. |
