ABSTRACT
Objective To find out critical disease entities threatening the health of Qingdao residents and to provide the relevant authorities with decision making basis. Methods A survey was conducted by means of the retrogressive method and the ICD 9 disease classification method, wherein data were collected via the computer. Results The first five hospitals in the ranking of hospitalization distribution of critical cases were the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College(35.2%), the Municipal Hospital(22.7%), Haici Hospital (16.4%),the Eighth Hospital of Qingdao(10.0%), and the First Hospital of Qingdao (8.0%). The first five diseases in the list were also the first five diseases so far as mortality was concerned: malignant tumor, cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, chronic bronchitis with the complication of pulmonary emphysema, and diabetes. Conclusion It is imperative to optimize the allocation of health resources and pay attention to the readjustment of people's dietary structure.