Recently, centralized procurement data from grassroots medical institutions in multiple regions showed that the purchase volume of disposable spunbond bed sheets and pillowcases doubled compared to the same period last year, and the purchase growth rate of some county-level medical institutions even reached 120%. This phenomenon not only reflects the optimization and upgrading of the supply system of primary medical consumables, but also serves as a direct footnote to the improvement of China’s primary medical and health service capabilities.
Reasons for upgrading primary healthcare
On the procurement platform of a county-level medical community in a certain province in the east, Director Li, the person in charge, introduced to reporters: “In the past, the procurement of disposable consumables by grassroots health centers was relatively scattered, and they mostly chose low-cost ordinary cotton bed sheets. The cleaning and disinfection process was time-consuming and there was a risk of hospital infection.
Since the beginning of this year, with the standardization construction of the medical community, we have uniformly included disposable spunbond bed sheets and pillowcases in the list of essential consumables, and the procurement volume has naturally increased significantly.” It is understood that the 23 township health centers covered by the medical community completed the procurement volume for the whole year of last year in just the third quarter.
Dual driving force of policy promotion and demand upgrading
Behind the doubling of procurement volume is the dual driving force of policy promotion and demand upgrading. On the one hand, the National Health Commission has continued to promote the standardization construction of grassroots medical institutions in recent years, explicitly requiring township health centers, community health service centers and other institutions to implement refined management of nosocomial infection prevention and control, and the allocation rate of disposable medical consumables has been included in the assessment indicators.
Many local governments also provide special subsidies for the procurement of consumables for grassroots medical institutions, reducing the pressure on procurement costs. On the other hand, with the improvement of residents’ health awareness, patients’ hygiene requirements for medical environments continue to increase. Disposable spunbond bed sheets and pillowcases have advantages such as waterproofing, impermeability, and sterility, which can better meet the needs of patients and become an important choice for improving service quality in primary medical institutions.
Consumables upgrade
The changes brought about by the upgrade of consumables are reflected in the subtle aspects of diagnosis and treatment services. At a township health center in the western region, nurse Zhang showcased newly purchased disposable spunbond bed sheets: “This type of bed has a thicker substrate, is less likely to shift when laid, and is directly disposed of as medical waste after use, eliminating the need for cleaning, disinfection, and drying. We can spend more time on patient care.” Data shows that after using disposable spunbond consumables, the hospital’s infection rate decreased by 35% compared to last year, and the “medical environment” single item score in the patient satisfaction survey increased to 98 points.
The surge in procurement volume
The surge in procurement volume has also driven the response of upstream supply chains. The person in charge of a domestic spunbond medical consumables production enterprise stated that in response to changes in demand in the primary healthcare market, the enterprise has specifically adjusted its production line, increased the production capacity of small-sized and independently packaged products, and established emergency reserve warehouses through cooperation with regional distributors to ensure timely and stable supply of consumables to primary healthcare institutions. At present, the shipment volume of enterprises targeting the grassroots market has accounted for 40% of the total shipment volume, an increase of 25 percentage points compared to last year.
Conclusion
Industry experts point out that the doubling of the purchase volume of disposable spunbond bed sheets and pillowcases is the collaborative result of upgrading the “hardware” and improving the “software” quality of primary healthcare. In the future, with the deepening of the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system, the service demand of grassroots medical institutions in chronic disease management, rehabilitation nursing and other fields will be further released.
It is expected that the procurement demand for disposable medical consumables will continue to steadily increase. At the same time, how to achieve green and environmentally friendly consumables while ensuring supply will become a key direction for the industry’s next exploration.
Dongguan Liansheng Non woven Technology Co., Ltd. was established in May 2020. It is a large-scale non-woven fabric production enterprise integrating research and development, production, and sales. It can produce various colors of PP spunbond non-woven fabrics with a width of less than 3.2 meters from 9 grams to 300 grams.
Post time: Nov-24-2025