Medical expenses of urban Chinese patients with stomach cancer during 2002–2011: a hospital-based multicenter retrospective study

Table 1 Survey sites and hospitals in 13 provinces

Province	General information		Study sites and hospitals involved
Province	Population size in 2011^a, 1000	Per capita disposable income of urban residents in 2011^a, CNY	City or cities involved	Number of general hospital involved (level 3A)^b	Number of cancer hospitals involved (level 3A)^b
Beijing	20,190	32,903	Beijing	2 (Yes) 1 (No)	2 (Yes)
Zhejiang	54,630	30,971	Hangzhou, Ningbo	1 (Yes)	1 (Yes)
Guangdong	105,050	26,897	Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan	5 (Yes)	0
Jiangsu	78,990	26,341	Nantong, Xuzhou	1 (No)	2 (Yes)
Shandong	96,370	22,792	Jinan	0	1 (Yes)
Liaoning	43,830	20,467	Shenyang, Tieling	1 (Yes)	1 (Yes)
Chongqing	29,190	20,250	Chongqing	0	1 (Yes)
Hunan	65,960	18,844	Changsha	0	1 (Yes)
Hebei	72,410	18,292	Tangshan	2 (Yes)	0
Henan	93,880	18,195	Zhengzhou	0	1 (Yes)
Heilongjiang	38,340	15,696	Harbin, Daqing	2 (Yes)	2 (Yes)
Xinjiang	22,090	15,514	Urumchi	0	1 (Yes)
Gansu	25,640	14,989	Lanzhou, Jinchang	4 (No)	1 (Yes) 1 (No)
Total	–	–	22	19	15

Note: ^a Based on China Statistical Yearbook 2012, available from http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2012/indexch.htm
^b Hospitals in China are organized according to a 3-tier system that recognizes a hospital’s ability to provide medical care, medical education, and conduct medical research. Based on this, hospitals are designated as Primary, Secondary or Tertiary institutions. Further, based on the level of service provision, size, medical technology, medical equipment, and management and medical quality, these 3 grades are further subdivided into 3 subsidiary levels: A, B and C. This results in a total of 9 levels. 3A is the highest grade/level in the hospital classification

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