China Medical News

At the 2016 national TCM meeting held in January, the director of the State Administration of TCM mentioned that the number of TCM hospitals in China has increased by 500 in the past five years, which is an increase of 15.5%. In addition, the numbers of TCM outpatient departments and clinics increased by 531 and 5,890, respectively. This director said that in 2014, there were 530 million visits to TCM hospitals, accounting for 17.9% of total hospital visits across the country, and that the TCM industry became a 730 billion RMB (110.8 million USD) industry in 2014, representing one third of the total industrial output of China's medical industry. (Source: Xinhua)