On March 18, 2025, the results of the 2023 Annual Performance Monitoring Indicators for Tertiary Public Hospitals were released on the public hospital performance monitoring platform of the National Health Commission. The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China once again achieved excellent results, ranking in A+ among 1,588 tertiary comprehensive public hospitals nationwide. This outstanding achievement reflects the hospitals commitment to leveraging the performance evaluation of public hospitals as a driver for high-quality development.
The performance evaluation of tertiary public hospitals represents the most authoritative comprehensive assessment by the National Health Commission, serving as a compassbaton for deepening medical reformadvancing high-quality development of public hospitals. This round of the national assessment categorized nationwide tertiary public hospitalsthree tiers (provincialabove hospitals, prefectural hospitals,county-level hospitals) for stratified monitoring. It encompasses 26 core indicators covering dimensions of medical quality, operational efficiency, sustainable development,satisfaction evaluation.
Over the past three years, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China has focused on the diagnosistreatment services for criticalsevere illnessescomplex diseases, building a regional medical technology hub, with the CMI value increasing year by year. In 2023, the volume of minimally invasive surgeries increased by 11.25%,the volume of Level IV surgeries increased by 14%. At the same time, the hospital continuously optimized online services including internet hospital platforms, outpatient/inpatient services,medical records management, implemented "Hospital-Wide Bed Coordination" system"Daytime Medical Care" models, resulting in a 7.39% decrease in average length of staya 7.55% decrease in average medication costs per hospitalization.
Embarking on a new journey, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China will uphold its philosophy of putting peopletheir lives first,strive for the positioning of a top-tier, high-level hospital in China. It will leverage New Quality Productive Forces to achieve continuous high-quality development,contribute its wisdomstrength to the new practice of modernized medicalhealth undertakings in the Chinese context.