Enhancing Regional Healthcare Service Capability Through Cardiovascular Regional Medical Centers Under the DeepSeek Framework: A Systematic Analysis of Resource Integration, Technological Empowerment, and Collaborative Networks

Jia Liu, Zhengwen Lei

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¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China,

CR 2025 , 3(1), 39–46; https://doi.org/10.26689/cr.v3i1.9943

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading global health threat, and the establishment of regional medical centers is a critical strategy for optimizing healthcare resource allocation and enhancing grassroots service capabilities. Against this backdrop, China’s National Health Commission launched the “Thousand-County Project,” promoting resource decentralization and technological collaboration through the construction of cardiovascular regional medical centers. Guided by the DeepSeek systematic methodology, this study employs a tripartite model of “resource-technology-collaboration” to analyze the service capacity enhancement pathways of a cardiovascular regional medical center in the Pearl River Delta. Findings reveal that deep resource integration (equipment sharing rate increased by 41–97%), technology-enabled empowerment (AI-assisted diagnostic accuracy reached 96.5%), and collaborative network development (response time for remote consultations reduced by 89%) significantly optimized the timeliness of critical care (door-to-balloon [D2B] time decreased from 126 to 71 minutes) and improved the homogenization of grassroots diagnostics (guideline adherence rose from 58% to 82%). International practices, such as the American Heart Association’s “Mission: Lifeline” program (reducing STEMI D2B time to under 90 minutes via regional networks) and the European Heart Network’s (EHN) transnational data-sharing initiatives, validate the universal applicability of resource integration and technological innovation in healthcare system reform. Empirical evidence demonstrates that the integration of “emergency-chronic care-data networks” increased the number of grassroots hospitals independently performing PCI procedures from 2 to 11, extended annual utilization of advanced equipment by 1,600 hours, and achieved Pareto optimization in “capability enhancement-cost control-quality improvement.” This study provides a theoretical framework and practical paradigm for addressing structural healthcare resource disparities, offering critical insights for advancing hierarchical diagnosis and treatment systems and realizing the Healthy China strategy.

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