Foryearssufferingfromhypertension,Mrs.Zhang,nowinher60s,isafrequentvisitortoBeijingDewaiCommunityHospitalinherneighborhood.'Ifeeltoopainstakingtogotoa'bighos-pital,''shesays.'Busesarealwaysovercrowdedandslow,notsuitableforpeoplelikeme.Besides,community-basedmedicalinstitutionschargelessfortreatmentofthesamediseases.'InChina,a'bighospital'isamedicalinstitutionlargeinsizeandfullyequipped,inmanycasesstaffedbysomeofthemostreputedmedicalexpertslocallyornationwide.Meanwhile,community-basedhospitalsandclinicsareoftenreferredtoas'smallhospitals.'
