Shanxi province aims to accelerate the implementation of a tiered diagnosis and treatment system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30). The initiative seeks to expand and distribute high-quality medical resources more evenly across the province, making healthcare more accessible and reducing the burden of medical expenses for residents.

Focusing on diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular conditions that often require patients to seek treatment outside the province, Shanxi plans to strengthen national regional medical centers and enhance the capacity and quality of provincial medical centers. A key goal is to ensure that over 90 percent of complex surgeries can be performed within the province.

At the municipal and county levels, Shanxi will support the development of one or two leading hospitals in each city. By leveraging county-level medical communities, Shanxi aims to establish shared resource centers for medical imaging, electrocardiogram diagnostics, and laboratory testing. This will enable effective management and treatment of common and chronic diseases locally, providing residents with reliable healthcare services close to home.

Shanxi will also work to ensure comprehensive coverage and effective operation of referral and consultation centers across the province. For patients needing treatment elsewhere, multidisciplinary consultations will be completed within 24 hours. Cases that cannot be handled locally will receive priority access to expert consultations, either in-person or remotely. 

Shanxi will enhance family doctor services, focusing on health management for key groups, including the elderly, chronic disease patients, pregnant women, and children. By leveraging traditional Chinese medicine's preventive care advantages, the province plans to expand rehabilitation, nursing, and integrated medical and elderly care services at the community level.