Objectives To explore the impact of the medical consortium of a tertiary grade A hospital on the economic benefits and business levels of the community hospitals, to summarize the problems of the current medical joint mode, and to provide suggestions for promoting the medical association model.Methods We collected the data of economic benefit and business level of a tertiary grade A hospital and its affiliated community hospitals before and after the implementation of the medical consortium model [2016 (pre-implementation) and 2017 (post-implementation)], and analyzed the differences between the two groups. Patients were selected by stratified sampling method before and after the implementation, investigations and follow-up were conducted. The satisfaction and compliance were analyzed.Results Compared with the data in 2016, in 2017, the total income of community hospitals increased by 25.13% (2.671 2 million yuan vs. 2.134 7 million yuan), the number of outpatients increased by 15.55% (7 496 vs. 6 487 cases), the number of hospitalizations increased by 59.49% (1 673 vs. 1 049 cases), and the number of students increased the most, reaching 366.67% (14 vs. 3). Finally, a total of 472 patients were included, including 213 in pre-implementation group and 259 in post-implementation group. There was no significant difference in the general data between the two groups (P>0.05). The patients’ satisfaction and compliance in post-implementation group were better than those in pre-implementation group (P<0.05). In June and December 2017, the hospital’s medical staff business test level increased significantly compared with those in the same period in 2016 (t=−7.467、−9.998, P<0.001), and the results in December 2017 were significantly higher than those in June 2017 (t=−4.719, P<0.001). But there was no significant difference in the performance of business level assessment between the results in June 2016 and in December 2016 (t=−1.158, P=0.250).Conclusion An effective “Three Construction and One Management” model can promote the advancement of medical standards in community hospitals while promoting the effective improvement of economic benefits and improving the patients’ satisfaction.

Citation： LING Wei, MEI Songzhu, GUO Peng. Analysis of the economic benefit and business levels of community hospitals in the medical consortium in a tertiary grade A hospital. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(7): 855-859. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201910215 Copy