17-6   Number of Health Institutions in Main Years
Year	Total	Hospitals	At and Above County Level	Sanato-riums	Clinics	Specialized Prevention &Treatment Centers or Stations	Sanitation and Antiepide-mic Agencies	Maternity and Child Care Centers	Community Sanitation Service Center	Research Institutes of Medical Science	Other Institutions	Clinics Health Care Room	Institutions of Privately Owned & Individual
1978	2581	806		2	1609	1	104	12		1	46
1980	2818	884		4	1756	4	102	12		1	55
1985	3320	947		5	2125	2	139	27		2	73
1990	3945	1049		6	2536	13	191	59		3	88
1995	3932	1292		8	2247	16	216	69		6	78
1996	7259	1320		8	5541	16	215	75		6	78		3293
1997	6614	1345		8	4859	16	217	75		7	87		2701
1998	6615	1351		8	4850	16	218	75		7	90		2703
1999	6608	1357	530	8	162	16	213	72		7	90	4683	2704
2000	7314	1352	522	8	154	16	210	74		7	89	5404	3653
2001	7309	1357	523	8	149	17	207	75		6	86	5404	3657
2002	10297	1459	622	10	352	17	226	96	24	3	135	7975	4398
2003	9434	1471	632	7	316	17	207	88	22	3	136	7167	4475
Note: 1.Since 1996 Institutions of Privately Owned and Individuals has been Contained.
2.From 2002, in line with new regulations of Ministry of Public Health,all the health institutions that have Medical Service Permit Shall be
counted as one and health care rooms Shall be counted in health clinics,therefore the total number of health institutions increased.