What disease needs to go to a tertiary hospital and what disease doesn't?

To understand this problem, let's talk about the classification of general hospitals in China. Hospitals in China are divided into three levels according to their functions and service levels: first-class, second-class and third-class hospitals. That is, several hospitals we often talk about. These hospitals are certified by the National Health and Family Planning Commission or the provincial health administrative department, and they are also the most representative signs of the hospital system in China.

Hospital refers to a hospital with strong comprehensive strength, advanced medical technology and equipment, and high-level medical services and teaching and scientific research capabilities. Usually has the following characteristics:

1. Provide comprehensive medical services, covering all departments and diagnosis and treatment technologies.

2. Advanced equipment, mature technology and high quality of doctors and technicians.

3. Strong scientific research ability and high-level teaching ability.

4. Strong medical insurance settlement ability.

The medical strength of secondary hospitals is slightly inferior to that of primary hospitals, but they also have a relatively complete medical system to provide diagnosis and treatment services for various common diseases.

The top three hospitals are the hospitals with the strongest medical strength, the highest level of medical technology and equipment, and can provide the most advanced treatment programs. It is also the center of high-level medical education and scientific research. Generally speaking, major diseases, rare diseases and incurable diseases all need to go to the top three hospitals for treatment.

For patients, how to judge whether a disease needs to go to a third-class hospital and which can be treated in a second-class or first-class hospital? Generally speaking, you need to go to a 3A hospital for treatment in the following situations:

Serious diseases: such as acute myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, leukemia, severe pneumonia, etc. Need intensive care, a lot of tests, high-end surgery and treatment.

Complex diseases: such as cancer, rheumatic diseases, connective tissue diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, etc. Need multidisciplinary collaborative diagnosis and treatment, often need a variety of means, a variety of treatment programs, a variety of medical technology.

High-risk surgery: such as heart surgery, neurosurgery, organ transplantation, etc. It requires high-level medical technology and equipment, rich surgical experience and teamwork.

Rare diseases: such as congenital immunodeficiency disease and polycystic liver disease, which need to be diagnosed and treated in the specialized outpatient department of a third-class first-class hospital.

However, not all diseases need to be treated in tertiary hospitals. In the following cases, you can consider choosing a secondary or primary hospital:

1. Common diseases: such as cold, fever, diarrhea, skin diseases, etc. These diseases have a good level of treatment in secondary or primary hospitals.

2. Mild symptoms: such as minor trauma and minor burns, you can go to a general clinic or a community health service center.

3. Chronic diseases: diseases that need long-term treatment, such as diabetes and hypertension, can be managed and treated in the nearest secondary or primary hospital.

4. Common diseases of children: such as fever, cold, cough and diarrhea. You can go to the pediatric clinic for treatment. The therapeutic effect of these diseases in pediatric outpatient department is not much different from that in top three hospitals.

5. Common diseases of the elderly: cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, lung diseases, digestive system diseases, etc. , need to be treated in a secondary or primary hospital.

Generally speaking, the choice of hospital needs to be decided according to the specific situation. Patients should consider comprehensively according to their own diseases, doctors' suggestions, the strength and equipment of the hospital. Based on the principle of not going to a big hospital for minor illness, it not only increases the run on limited medical resources in big hospitals, but also increases the cost of medical treatment for patients. Similarly, the government should strengthen guidance and publicity, so that people can better understand the functions of ordinary hospitals and community clinics, so as to realize the original intention of decentralized medical system construction.