Résumé
Objective To define the variety and action mechanism of endogenous health resources as well as their economic features, utilization results and influence and to put forward suggestions for giving priority to their development in policy making. Methods Materials from on the spot investigations and materials already available were used to conduct a positive economic study by means of combining document summaries with descriptive studies and analyses. Results Static, exogenous and endogenous health resources were defined, the contribution rate of progress in science and technology in 23 hospitals was determined to be 35.5%, senior human resources were found to be scarce, and the competitiveness of hospitals at the central hospital level was discovered to be weak. Conclusion Effective utilization and optimum distribution of endogenous health resources constitute the key to the realization of the structural readjustment of the health industry and the attainment of sustainable economic growth and development.