The ability of public health and basic medical services further improved. By the end of 2009, there were altogether 2,687 medical treatment ins titutions of various kinds, including 144 hospitals and 15 disease prevention and control center s. By the end of the year, there were 95 community health service centers and new standardized village health room 530. 8 topthree hospital constructed orderly. There were 56,000 health workers in the city, including 23,000 practicing (assistant) doctors. The number of hospital beds owned by Hangzhou reached 40,000. The city's mortality rate of newborns and that of children below 5 year age dropped from 4.43‰ and 6.20‰ of the previous year to 3.81‰ and 5.10‰ respectively. Hangzhou won the title of the National Health City.