Why not set up outpatient chronic diseases in public health clinics and health stations?

The reason for not opening outpatient clinics for chronic diseases is the lack of resources and professional ability.

1. Lack of resources: Because patients with chronic diseases need long-term treatment and care, they need to invest more resources such as medical staff, medical equipment and medicines, while public health clinics and health stations are usually places with relatively few medical resources, which cannot meet the needs of chronic disease treatment.

2. Lack of professional ability: The treatment of chronic diseases requires high medical professional skills, including comprehensive management at all stages of disease diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, while the medical staff in public health centers and health stations are generally at a low level and lack the personnel and technical conditions to deal with complex chronic diseases.

According to the different payment methods of medical insurance, public health centers and health stations may face higher pressure on treatment costs. For example, in some areas, the medical insurance payment method is to give a fixed medical fee return according to the number of people, and the income is relatively low, so it is difficult to pay the high cost of long-term treatment of chronic diseases.