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Objective To understand the present situation of city-level public hospital reform and to analyze the impacts on different clinical departments by analyzing the changes of hospitalization expenses of a third-level grade-A hospital from Anhui Province.Methods The inpatient data from April to September,2014 and 2015 of the third-level grade-A hospital were collected.Three typical diseases in Department of Internal Medicine,Surgery,Gynecology and Pediatrics respectively,were chosen to compare the changes of expenses and the structure before and after the reform.Results Overall,hospitalization expenses saw a declining trend after city-level public hospital reform.But,it was different in each department.The structure of hospitalization expenses became more reasonable after reform,however,the medical material expense remained a question.Conclusion The city-level public hospital reform reduces drug costs and inspection fees for inpatients effectively,thereby abating the overall cost of hospitalization,and the structure of hospitalization expenses becomes more reasonable.But the changes of hospitalization expenses in different departments reflect some problems.