Table 2 Distribution of home healthcare professional visits under NHI by contracted category of healthcare facilities in 2004.
From: Home healthcare services in Taiwan: a nationwide study among the older population
No. of Physician visits (%) | No. of Nursing visits (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RUG*-1 † | RUG-2 ‡ | RUG-3§ | RUG-4|| | Total | ||
Academi medical center | 1,357 (9.6) | 475 (1.7) | 1,682 (6.0) | 730 (2.6) | 147 (0.5) | 3,034 (10.7) |
Metropolitan hospitals | 2,570 (18.2) | 470 (1.7) | 2,986 (10.5) | 1,317 (4.6) | 248 (0.9) | 5,021 (17.8) |
Local community hospitals | 3,006 (21.3) | 588 (2.1) | 2,740 (9.7) | 1,409 (5.0) | 243 (0.9) | 4,980 (17.6) |
Community health center | 161 (1.1) | 57 (0.2) | 118 (0.4) | 53 (0.2) | 16 (0.06) | 244 (0.9) |
Home nursing care institutions | 7,024 (49.8) | 1,369 (4.8) | 8,721 (30.9) | 4,143 (14.7) | 741 (2.6) | 14,974 (53.0) |
Total | 14,118 (100) | 2,959 (10.5) | 16,247 (57.5) | 7,652 (27.1) | 1,395 (4.9) | 28,253 (100) |