我市位于鄂东的大别山南麓，是全国著名的黄麻起义策源地的革命老区，也是被国务院确定的全国５６个重点贫困县市之一。全市现有人口１１５万，其中农村人口９０万，２８个乡镇办，７１９个村民委员会，全市现有市直医疗机构１０个、乡镇卫生院２６个、村级联合卫生所３８５个 Located in the south of the Dabie Mountains in eastern Hubei, the city is the old revolutionary area of ​​the famous Huangma uprising policy and is also one of the 56 key poverty-stricken counties and cities designated by the State Council. The city has a population of 1.15 million, including 900,000 rural population, 28 township offices, 719 village committees, 10 municipal direct medical institutions in the city, 26 township health centers, and 385 village-level joint health centers.