Analysis on the effect of standardization construction of township health centers in Xinjiang under the background of new medical reform
Objective To study the standardization status quo of township-level health centers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Re-gion and its outcomes.Methods Changes to the standardization indicators of township-level healthcare centers between 2014 and 2019,as observed via literature review,field survey,and interviews,were compared and analyzed.Results All 921 township-level healthcare centers met the standardization requirements.In particular,the medical facilities and equipment,as well as efforts made to boost the service quality and competency of professional technicians,had seen significant improvements.Conclusion The standardiza-tion of township-level healthcare centers in Xinjiang were satisfactory on the whole,seeing that the efforts had laid a solid foundation for the advancement of the Program on Delivering Quality Services to Grassroots Organizations and the promotion of the overall quality elevation of county-level healthcare services.