Effectiveness of Community Health Organization to Utility of Health Subcenter

Through analizing the medical records of 33,656 outpaitients in Sudong Health Subcenter and the payment rate of Community Health Organization membership fee during the nine years from 1972 to 1980 in the area of Sudong Myun, which is consisted with 12 Rie, or 22 villages, Namy angju Gun, the following results were obtained; 1. The annual utility rate of healthh subcenter of Su-dong Myun was increased until 1978 such as 314 in 1972 (started), 459 in 1974, 685 in 1976, and 1, 033 in 1978 per 1,000 people. However, since 1979 the rate was shown decreasing tendency such as 849 in 1979 and 774 in 1980. 2. The annual utility rates of health subcenter according to the source medical fee payment were the highest rate of 1,875 per 1,000 in the group of medical insurance, and 794 in the group of national mdeicaid program and 782 in the group of community health organization member. 3. The membership fee of the community health organization (annual and family base) was raised from \480 in 1974 (starting year) to \6,000 in 1980. And the payment rate was also incrased from 58.8% in 1974 to 72.9% in 1980. 4. It seems that the utility rate of health subcenter by villiage people is co-related to both of the living distance from the health subcenter and the level of payment rate of membership fee of each village base.