 According to the last census that Statistical Centre of Iran undertook in 2003, Iran possesses 730 medical establishments (e.g.hospitals, clinics) with a total of 110,797 beds, of which 488 (77,300 beds) are directly affiliated and run by the MOHME and 120 (11,301 beds) owned by the private sector and the rest belong to other organisations, such as the Social Security Organization of Iran (SSO).There were about seven nurses and 17 hospital beds per 10,000 population.