Cloud connection a shot in the arm for local healthcare

Chinese hospitals are classified into six levels - from 3A at the top to 1B - which Gao Junwen, deputy head of the Anhui Province Health Commission, said results in some market distortions.

"A higher level means the hospital has stronger medical strengths," Gao said. "Though many patients just have some minor illness and should have turned to lower-level hospitals - such as community hospitals - for treatment, they still go to higher-level hospitals."

In recent years, the country has stepped up efforts to resolve the imbalance between public demand and medical resources.