Whether a credit card can be swiped depends on the type of POS machine. Some POS machines can swipe credit cards and savings cards, such as the most common one in supermarkets, which is often called commercial POS machines. There is also a savings card that can only be swiped, for example, some government departments charge. The biggest function of this kind is settlement.

To apply for a commercial POS machine, you need to provide a business license. Personally, hospitals, as non-profit organizations and government agencies, will not be equipped with commercial POS machines. Because merchants pay by credit card, there is a handling fee. It is understandable that merchants are willing to pay handling fees for the convenience of customers. How can the hospital pay the handling fee for the patient's medical expenses, which are all large consumption?

So Qufu People's Hospital sounds like a public hospital. I don't think credit cards can be used.

Of course, things are not absolute. It is safest to ask the hospital this question.