Qinghai’s primary medical care has improved its quality and expanded its capacity, with the proportion of primary diagnosis and treatment volume rising to 44.8%

China News Service, Xining, November 10th (Reporter Sun Rui) On November 10th, the Qinghai Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on "Building a Strong Grassroots Health Service Network and Starting a New Journey to Benefit the People in the 15th Five-Year Plan". Duan Zhi, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Qinghai Provincial Health Commission, said that as of the end of 2025, there were 6,544 primary medical and health institutions in Qinghai, and the proportion of primary medical care increased to 44.8%. Not traveling far for medical treatment has become a daily routine for farmers and herdsmen in Qinghai.

In recent years, Qinghai provincial finance has allocated a total of 173 ambulances to township health centers and built 60 standardized township emergency rooms. 99.5% of primary medical institutions in the province meet national service capacity standards.

Fan Haining, director of the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, said the hospital has taken the lead in establishing multiple specialist alliances to send experts to the community. In September this year, after a child with burns completed first aid in a tertiary hospital, he was successfully transferred to the Community Health Service Center of Nanchuan East Road, Xining City for follow-up treatment, realizing the continuous diagnosis and treatment of "large hospital treatment and small community rehabilitation".

From provincial coordination to resource sinking, Qinghai is step by step improving the shortcomings of primary medical care in plateau areas. Duan Zhi said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Qinghai Province will closely adhere to the goal of "more convenience, better quality, and more heart-warming" to make it more practical for people in plateau to get medical treatment at home.