The number of primary pediatric clinics has fallen from more than 100 during their heyday a decade ago to fewer than 30 today. Even in big hospitals, pediatricians have had to accept salary cuts. As hospitals have come to consider pediatric care a losing proposition, pediatricians have become second-class citizens in the medical community.
基層小兒科診所從 10 年前一天一百多號的榮景，縮減到今天不足 30 號，就連大醫院的小兒科醫生收入都敬陪末座（僅比牙科醫生多），小兒科成為「醫院賠錢貨」，兒科醫生則成了醫界的次等公民。