Tag: Authority

Hospital Authority attaches great importance to safety of hospital facilities ***************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority (HA) received report from Kwai Chung Hospital (KCH) today (March 8) regarding the spalling concrete in the consultation room of a child and adolescent psychiatric ward early this morning. No patients or staff members were injured in the incident. The KCH has immediately cordoned off the consultation room concerned and inspected other facilities to ensure the safety of patients and staff members.             The HA Chief Executive Dr Tony Ko expressed great concerns about the recent ... Read more

Hospital Authority to issue electronic medical certificates from tomorrow ************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      ​The spokesperson for the Hospital Authority (HA) reminded the public today (March 5) that starting from tomorrow (March 6), all medical certificates (commonly known as sick leave certificates) issued by the HA will fully adopt a digital signature with an electronic version, to replace the traditional manually signed paper certificates.      The electronic medical certificate will adopt a digital signature without requiring a doctor to sign manually. The digital signature is of the same legal effect as a traditional manual signature. ... Read more

Hospital Authority expresses concern towards ward safety issue ************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesman for the Hospital Authority (HA) made the following reminder today (March 1) regarding the safety of ceiling hoist track in wards:      The HA Head Office received a report from Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) today regarding an external cover of a ceiling hoist track for patient lifting being dropped in a Medicine and Geriatrics Rehabilitation Ward this evening.The cover is about 17 centimeters long and 9.5cm wide. Patients for lifting have passed the track section concerned. No patient or staff ... Read more

Hospital Authority announces surgical light safety issue ******************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesman made the following announcement today (February 19) regarding the safety issue of a surgical light:      The HA Head office (HAHO) received report from United Christian Hospital (UCH) yesterday (February 18) regarding the safety issue of a surgical light. An anaesthetic assistant was injured in the shoulder due to an accidental fall of a surgical light in the hospital’s operation room yesterday. The anaesthetic assistant attended the Accident and Emergency Department and was discharged with minor injury. No patient ... Read more

Hospital Authority general out-patient clinics provide support to COVID-19 patients (with photo) ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The 71 general out-patient clinics (GOPCs) of the Hospital Authority (HA) have resumed normal service starting from today (January 30). GOPCs have strengthened their service and more than 2 000 quotas are reserved for COVID-19 patients daily. As at 5pm, GOPCs have provided medical consultation for more than 1 400 COVID-19 patients, which is around 50 per cent of the service quotas.        The HA Chief Executive, Dr Tony Ko, visited the South Kwai Chung Jockey ... Read more