On 20 10, Sanbo Brain Hospital was incorporated into the scientific research and teaching system of key universities and became the eleventh clinical medical college of Capital Medical University. Since then, Sanbo Brain Hospital has begun to explore a new model of "academic private hospital".
20 14 After the establishment of "Clinical College of Asian Cardiology, Wuhan University", Wuhan Asian Cardiology Hospital continued to move towards the goal of "Medical Center for Cardiovascular Medicine Teaching and Research".
"They are taking the development model of public hospitals and hope to drive the strength of hospitals through scientific research." Wang Zewei, investment manager of Gaihua Capital, told the health department. After cooperating with public universities, is it feasible for private hospitals to take the road of public hospitals? Can private hospitals solve the problem of talent shortage? The health department interviewed many people in the industry.
Many private hospitals and public universities "climb relatives"
Previously, medical institutions affiliated to public universities have always been public hospitals. Until 2005, Dongguan tung wah hospital cooperated with Sun Yat-sen University to become an affiliated hospital with doctoral and master's training centers and national key colleges. Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, as the affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, followed closely.
In 2007, Nanjing Medical University established the Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, and at the same time absorbed three non-public hospitals as affiliated hospitals, and the presidents of the affiliated hospitals served as the vice presidents of the School of Clinical Medicine. Nanjing Medical University gives these hospitals a certain school establishment and encourages them to attract high-level talents with school establishment; After the three non-public hospitals become affiliated hospitals, they undertake corresponding teaching and personnel training, such as clinical theory courses and elective courses, internship and probation teaching tasks, postgraduate training, scientific research projects, discipline construction and so on.
With the increasing strength of a number of private hospitals, more and more colleges and universities are willing to choose a hospital with better conditions, advanced technology and first-class equipment as an affiliated hospital, where medical students can take the lead in contacting leading medical resources at home and abroad.
Looking up the list of "Top 20 18 Non-public Hospitals 100" published by Alibi, the health department found that the top 20 hospitals were all university teaching hospitals, and among the few remaining hospitals, some hospitals indicated to the health department that they were seeking opportunities for cooperation with universities.
Looking for a "passport" for scientific research
Why are private hospitals keen to cooperate with public universities?
"In fact, it is for a golden signboard." Guo Jun, senior professional dean of hospital operation management, gave such an answer. In his view, private hospitals help public universities to train students, and public universities are platforms for private hospitals, giving them passes to declare major national projects and other scientific research. Private hospitals with passports can "soar" in scientific research.
In public hospitals, doctors can apply for research funds, do experiments and continue their studies in professional fields. The possibility of private hospitals applying for national research funds is very low. According to the current examination system for doctors, without the support of high-quality topics and papers, the chances of promotion of doctors' professional titles are slim, which also interrupts the path of personal career development.
"Before, we had not received support from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission on some major issues." Luan Guoming, one of the founders of Sanbo Brain Department and the dean of the Eleventh Clinical Medical College of Capital Medical University, told the health department that scientific research did not return to Capital Medical University until it really became a hospital directly under Capital Medical University, and Sanbo Brain Department could apply for research topics from the state as appropriate. "Under the special mechanism, relying on colleges and universities, we have the hope of doing scientific research." Yan said.
With the recognition and support of top medical colleges, the academic development of Sanbo Brain Department is no longer limited, and it has been guaranteed in scientific research projects, funding applications, and evaluation of doctors' professional titles. At the same time, Capital Medical University has built a teaching and research platform of Sanbo Brain Department, which can basically compete with public hospitals. In addition to the first-class medical platform, doctors also have first-class teaching and research platforms to expand their academic influence. These soft powers can cultivate talents and will naturally attract many top experts to join.
Simply put, private hospitals can get this pass to attract and train more top experts for themselves, thus attracting patients.
Create a talent supply and training system
It is this pass that makes it easier for them to knock on the door of investors.
Sanbo Brain Department recently completed the B-round equity financing of over 800 million yuan, which is one of the biggest transactions in the medical service industry in recent years. This round of financing was led by Taikang, followed by Yi Kai Future Industry Fund, Guangfa Shunde, Hongding Investment, Park Road Medical, Hong Bing Capital and Park Hong Capital. Luan Guoming told the health department that in addition to the strength of the hospital and other reasons, investors also took a fancy to the development model of "academic hospital" in Sanbo Brain Department, "because this model has better sustainable development prospects."
"Private hospitals like Sanbo Brain Department are very popular with capital. When they are financing, they are completely free to choose investment institutions. " Wang Zewei told the health department that if private hospitals can become degree awarding points, which proves that they have certain strength in academic research and scientific research, they can retain big experts. "How can a hospital have a big expert without patients? Their income will continue to rise. "
Since applying to become a master and doctor of Capital Medical University in 2005, Sanbo Department of Brain Science has trained more than 200 master, doctor and postdoctoral students. Nearly 40 of them stayed in Sanbo after graduation, while others were scattered in Beijing Children's Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University and xuanwu hospital of Capital Medical University. Luan Guoming admits that with the help of the teaching and research platform provided by Capital Medical University, Sanbo has built a complete and sustainable talent supply system.
For example, Sanbo Brain Department and Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital have positioned themselves as research hospitals, and are willing to make a difference in scientific research, instead of focusing on immediate interests. From the beginning, they will be more inclined to become affiliated hospitals of public universities, thus retaining excellent human resources. Like Aier Ophthalmology, He Ophthalmology, Tongce Medical, etc. After becoming bigger and stronger, they are also exploring ways to cooperate with medical schools or run schools independently, and build their own "Whampoa Military Academy" for their doctors from the source.
On June 5th, Jinan University reached a strategic cooperation with Aier Ophthalmology, including the construction of three core regional hospitals in Greater Bay Area: Guangzhou Aier Ophthalmology Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen Aier Ophthalmology Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, Dongguan Aier Ophthalmology Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, and the establishment of Aier Ophthalmology College affiliated to Jinan University.
As one of the first stocks to land on the Growth Enterprise Market, Aier Ophthalmology landed on the capital market from the end of 2009 10 to 2020, with a market value increase of 30 times. The core of Aier Ophthalmology is technology and equipment. As long as the medical process is simplified, standardized and specialized, it will be highly reproducible.
According to Wang Zewei's analysis, Sanbo Brain Department and Aier Ophthalmology are two completely different development models: Sanbo Brain Department is a high-risk project that public hospitals don't want to do, and encourages doctors to challenge difficult operations with high salaries through market mechanisms; Aier Ophthalmology is the most profitable project that public hospitals have no authority to do, such as some high-end operations.
Before cooperating with public universities, Aier Ophthalmology's original "Medical Partner Program" was an important magic weapon for them to attract talents. The specific operations of the "partner plan" are as follows: First, select excellent doctors with skills and management level throughout the country to participate in the investment and establishment of new hospitals as partner shareholders. After the new hospital reached a certain level of profitability, Aier Ophthalmology acquired the equity of the hospital held by the partner at a fair price by issuing shares, paying cash or a combination of the two. This is equivalent to the doctor as a shareholder to invest in the hospital, and finally collect the return on investment and get targeted incentives. It is understood that the "doctor partner" program of Aier Ophthalmology has been going on for more than five years. The first investment return data shows that the average income return of doctors is more than three times that before joining Aier Ophthalmology, and the highest is 14 times.
On the other hand, many people in the industry believe that the doctor partner program of Aier Ophthalmology must meet the following four conditions: first, light assets, and the input cost will not be too high; Second, standardization and easy valuation; Third, scale can realize commercial value; Fourth, it is easier for listed or quasi-listed companies to use cash channels. If you don't, you are more likely to fail.
Compared with the "one size fits all" public hospitals, they have new technologies, new equipment and flexible services. What do these private hospitals lack in the "public hospital model"? In the words of Lin, a senior pharmaceutical investor, what may be lacking is only a mature talent training system, academic status and brand historical precipitation.
Generally speaking, if private hospitals want to solve the "talent shortage", it is the hardest truth to improve the comprehensive level of medical treatment and management. With strength and reputation, the snowball of talents will get bigger and bigger under favorable prospects.