At end of 2005, there are 1917 health agencies in the city, 153 of which are hospitals. The number of hospital beds in these agencies is 24.4 thousand, 1.48% more than that of last year; the number of health personnel is 34.8 thousand, increasing by 2.36%, among which, 12.9 thousand are professional doctors, increasing by 2.16%. Per thousand people have 4.08 beds and 2.16 doctors. The area of rural new-typed cooperative medical services covers 86%.