Grant J A
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1984 May 5;288(6427):1366-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.288.6427.1366.
The results of a survey of 64 Scottish general practitioner hospitals showed that in 1980 these hospitals contained 3.3% of available staffed beds in Scotland; 13.6% of the resident population had access for initial hospital care, and 14.5% of Scottish general practitioners were on their staffs. During the year of the survey they discharged 1.8% of all non-surgical patients, treated almost 100 000 patients for accidents and emergencies and 140 000 outpatients, and 4.4% of all deliveries in Scotland were carried out in the hospitals surveyed. Most communities which are served by general practitioner hospitals in Scotland are rural and on average are more than 30 miles from their nearest district general hospital. The contribution that these small hospitals make to the overall hospital workload has not previously been estimated. It has been shown nationally to be small but not inconsiderable . In terms of the contribution to the health care of the communities they serve it cannot and should not be underestimated.
对64家苏格兰全科医生医院的调查结果显示，1980年这些医院拥有苏格兰可用配备床位的3.3%；13.6%的常住人口能够获得初始住院治疗，14.5%的苏格兰全科医生在这些医院工作。在调查当年，它们接收了所有非手术患者的1.8%，治疗了近10万名急症和意外事故患者以及14万名门诊患者，苏格兰4.4%的分娩在接受调查的医院进行。苏格兰由全科医生医院服务的大多数社区都是农村地区，平均距离最近的地区综合医院超过30英里。这些小医院对医院总体工作量的贡献此前尚未得到评估。在全国范围内，这种贡献已被证明虽小但并非微不足道。就其对所服务社区的医疗保健贡献而言，它不能也不应被低估。
