Analysis of assets and liabilities of secondary public hospitals in Wuhan city

Objective To analyze the assets and liabilities of secondary public hospitals of Wuhan city in Hubei province, in order to provide references to control the debt scale of such hospitals. Methods Twenty-one public secondary public hospitals of Wuhan city were analyzed using official statistics on their asset and liabilities from 2012-2014. Results Such a timeframe witnessed a year-on-year growth of both total assets and liabilities of these hospitals, yet the growth rate of total assets(35.15%) falls behind that of total liabilities(53.62%)significantly; significantly slower growth rate of non-current assets since 2013; higher current liabilities than long-term liabilities on yearly basis; year-on-year growth of liquidity rate and quick ratio in general; significant rise of debt-to-assets ratio. Conclusions The overall debt scale of such hospitals keeps growing, a trend deserving actions and correction. Key words: Public hospitals; Assets and liabilities; Debt to assets ratio