“空床”是指床位闲置。据笔者最近对我市某家综合医院了解,医院不仅有“空床”,且空床率还很高,占开放床位的20％以上。这不能不引起我们的反思。笔者认为造成“空床”的原因主要有以下三点: 一、医疗费用高。当前,看病贵、住院贵已成为社会议论的焦点。市场经济条件下,医院发展靠的是经济实力,因此,有的医院考虑经济收益多,社会效益少;看眼前利益多, The “empty bed” means that the bed is idle. According to the author’s recent understanding of a general hospital in our city, the hospital not only has “empty beds”, but also has a high rate of empty bed, accounting for more than 20% of open beds. This cannot but arouse our reflection. The author believes that there are three main reasons for the “empty bed”: First, medical expenses are high. At present, the expensive and expensive hospitalization has become the focus of the social conference. Under the conditions of a market economy, hospital development depends on economic strength. Therefore, some hospitals consider many economic benefits and less social benefits;