摘要
A recent draft setting a mortality ceiling on Chinese hospitals as one of the criteria to assess their medical services has provoked widespread controversy among the public. Issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission （NHFPC） in late July, the draft stipulates that there should be no more than eight deaths per every 1,000 inpatients and no more than 1.4 deaths per every 1,000 inpatient operations in China＇s Class-3 genera hospitals. While for Class-2 general hospitals, the figures should remain less than four and 0.28 respectively.
A recent draft setting a mortality ceiling on Chinese hospitals as one of the criteria to assess their medical services has provoked widespread controversy among the public. Issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission （NHFPC） in late July, the draft stipulates that there should be no more than eight deaths per every 1,000 inpatients and no more than 1.4 deaths per every 1,000 inpatient operations in China＇s Class-3 genera hospitals. While for Class-2 general hospitals, the figures should remain less than four and 0.28 respectively.
