But most of these claims could not stand up to scrupulous review and inspection. "According to statistics of other countries, actually more than 70 % of patients can get adequate care from general practice clinics. Less than 30 % really need to be referred to hospitals for checkup and treatment," says Yang Han-chuan, director of the Bureau of Medical Affairs at the Department of Health.
「根據國外統計，其實百分之七十以上的病人，都可以在基層診所裡獲得妥善照顧；真正需要轉到醫院做進一步檢查治療的，只有三成不到」，衛生署醫政處長楊漢指出。