Investigation and Analysis of Health Workforce of Rural Hospitals in Remote and Poor Areas of Sichuan Province

Objective To provide references for the rational allocation of health personnel in rural hospitals through understanding the status of health human resources of rural hospitals in remote and poor areas of Sichuan Province. Methodes This study used cluster sampling method,combined with questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews. A total of 711 health workers of 29 rural hospitals in Pengzhou and Baoxing of Sichuan Province were interviewed. SPSS16.0 was used for descriptive analysis.Results The average age of rural hospitals health personnel in remote and poor areas of Sichuan Province was 30 years old. Post-secondary education accounted for 58.12%,and Bachelor degree or above accounted for 7.2%. The number of medium and senior professional titles account for 8.4 %. The ratio of doctors to nurses was 1:0.55. In the survey of health workers,those doctors with practice (assistant) license accounted for 38.5%,and those without any qualification occupied 27.1 %. Conclutions The professional titles of medical personnel of rural hospitals in remote and poor areas in Sichuan province are generally low. The distribution of professional categories is irrational. The staffin charge of prevention and care are inadequate. There exist a large number of unqualified medical workers. Therefore,the government should increase the investment in rural health and take measures to stabilize the team structure,introduce the talented,and strengthen the training for health personnel of rural hospitals to improve their overall quality.