Tag: Hospital

Tuen Mun Hospital missing patient found *************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesman for Tuen Mun Hospital made the following update today (May 2) regarding a patient leaving the hospital without notification earlier:        The 14-year-old female patient who left the hospital without notification yesterday (May 1) has been located by the Police this morning and was back to the hospital in stable condition.

Hospital Authority public holidays service arrangements facilitate smooth operations of public hospitals ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:        The spokesperson for the Hospital Authority (HA) said today (April 8) that the service arrangements during and after Easter and Ching Ming Festival public holidays helped to cope with the service demand surge and alleviate the service pressure on the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments. The operations of public hospitals were maintained smoothly in general.      The service arrangements included increasing General Outpatient Clinics (GOPCs) and Chinese Medicine Clinics cum Training and Research Centres (CMCTRs) services during ... Read more

Tseung Kwan O Hospital appeals to public about missing patient ************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      ​The spokesman for the Tseung Kwan O Hospital (TKOH) made the following appeal today (April 2) regarding an inpatient leaving the hospital without notifying hospital staff:        A 43-year-old male patient left the surgical ward without notifying hospital staff at around 8pm yesterday (April 1) night.         Upon departure of the patient without informing the ward, security guards were deployed to search for the patient within the hospital compound and the vicinity. The hospital also ... Read more

Hospital Authority expands the Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine services to 53 hospital sites ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:            The Hospital Authority (HA) announced today (March 14) that the Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine (ICWM) services have been further expanded to 26 public hospitals under the seven clusters in the first quarter of 2024 and adding up the hospital sites from eight to 53 (at the Annex). Such expansion is in line with the policy direction set forth in the Policy Address that to promote long-term development of Chinese medicine (CM) and enhance ICWM services in providing ... Read more

Hospital Authority welcomes 2024-25 Budget ****************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, welcomed the 2024-25 Budget announced by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the Legislative Council today (February 28). The 2024-25 annual subvention for the HA will be $95.4 billion (including $93.5 billion recurrent), having increased by 2 per cent compared to the 2023-24 revised provision.      Mr Fan was particularly grateful for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s increased subvention to the HA to enhance public healthcare services despite facing pressure on public finances. ... Read more