840 town clinics newly registered last year.

As of Dec. 2004 the total number of medical institutions was 47,403 having 356,778 beds, which showed increases of 2,006 institutions including 840 more town clinics and 26,000 bed from the previous year. The MOHW's statistics titled "the Status of Medical Institutions and Beds in 2004" described 282 of general hospitals, 763 of hospitals and 24,491 of clinics, showing 1 general hospital dow...