公立医院社会功能及价值探讨

Study on the social functions and roles of public hospitals

探讨了我国公立医院存在的社会价值及其功能，认为无论是在国民卫生服务体制下，还是在社会医疗保险体制下，公立医院至少具有5个方面的社会功能：一是提供均等化的医疗服务；二是承担医疗保障功能；三是引导医疗服务市场规范运作；四是保障社会稳定安全；五是培养医学人才，发展医学科技。在医药卫生体制改革中，要充分发挥公立医院的多重作用，才能在较短时间内实现人人享有基本医疗卫生服务的目标。

This paper analyzed the social functions and roles played by public hospitals. Whatever the health system looks like National Health Services or Social Health Insurance, the functions of the public hospitals in society can be summarized as the following： Firstly, they are the providers of medical services with equal access by the residents. Secondly, they are the important components of the medical security system. Thirdly, they are the positive influencing forces in the medical market. Fourthly, they are the security forces for the nation and society. Fifthly, they are the incubator for training of human resources for health and lastly, they are also the developer of medical sciences. Hence, the existence and well-functioning of public hospitals are very crucial to meet the goal of universal coverage for basic health demands of the whole population.