2021 China Hospital Surgery Volume Ranking: The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University ranks first, leading the second place by more than 110,000 surgeries. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University topped the list with 284,300 surgeries! The second-ranked Bethune First Hospital of Jilin University had more than 110,000 fewer surgeries than the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. Ranking fourth is Henan Provincial People's Hospital, with a surgical volume of 158,000. The top two hospitals in Henan ranked first and fourth in terms of surgical volume in the country respectively. Due to the epidemic, the total number of medical consultations in medical institutions nationwide in 2020 was 7.74 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 11.2%. The number of admissions to medical and health institutions nationwide was 230.13 million, a decrease of 35.83 million (a decrease of 13.5%) from the previous year. The annual hospitalization The rate is 16.3%. It can be seen that among the top ten hospitals in the list, no hospital comes from the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou areas where medical resources are concentrated. After calculation, the total number of surgeries performed by the top ten hospitals was 1.583 million. The combined number of surgeries performed by the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Provincial People's Hospital was 442,300. The combined number of surgeries performed by the two major hospitals in Henan accounted for the top ten surgeries in the country. 27.94% of the total number of names, which is a very high proportion. Industry insiders believe that the volume of hospital surgeries is related to the number of hospital beds, region and medical level. It can be found from the list that there are two Henan hospitals in the top five. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University ranks first, with the highest number of surgeries.

Logically speaking, China's top hospitals are concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, etc. Why is their surgical volume not proportional to their strength?