Open AccessImpacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Hospitals of Different Levels: Six-Month Evidence from Shanghai, China
Author(s) -
Yuqian Chen,
Miao Cai,
Zhipeng Li,
Xiaojun Lin,
Linan Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s314604
Subject(s) - pandemic , medicine , revenue , china , covid-19 , emergency medicine , public health , family medicine , demography , medical emergency , geography , business , disease , nursing , finance , archaeology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Hospitals suffered from a precipitous loss of medical service globally due to COVID-19. The tragedy paradoxically produced an opportunity to investigate the patterns of change in medical services and revenue in hospitals at different levels when faced with a natural shock. This study aims to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 on hospital operation in Shanghai.