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Written by: Li Enci
2019-12-13 16:45
Last updated: 2019-12-13 16:45The temperature in Hong Kong is freezing and warm, and the number of visits to hospitals reaches a new high in winter. According to the data of the Hospital Authority, 5,859 people visited the emergency department yesterday (12th), and 1120 of them needed to be transferred to the medical ward, breaking the winter record this year.
At midnight yesterday, the occupancy rate of medical beds in the public hospital averaged 112%, of which the occupancy rate of Caritas Hospital continued to rise, rising to 130% yesterday. The occupancy rate of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Pok Oi Hospital also exceeded 120%, which was very full.
Yesterday (12th), there were 5,859 visits to the Accident and Emergency Department, of which 1,120 people needed to be transferred to the medical ward, breaking the winter record for this year. (Profile picture)
The Hospital Authority released yesterday's data on the use of public hospital services. There were 5,859 A & E attendances for the first time throughout the day, a slight decrease of 67 from 5926 the previous day (11th). Among them, 1,120 were transferred to the internal medicine department through the A & E department, breaking the winter record for this year.
The occupancy rate of medical beds in the public hospital continued to be full, with an overall occupancy rate of 112%. The 15 hospital beds in Hong Kong were full, breaking the record for winter this year. Among them, the occupancy rate of Caritas Hospital remained high, rising to 130% yesterday. Pok Oi Hospital followed closely with 123%, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital ranked third with 122%.
For pediatric wards, the overall occupancy rate was 73%, of which the pediatric bed occupancy rate of Tuen Mun Hospital was 100%, which was the highest in Hong Kong.
At 4 pm today (13th), the A & E departments of North District Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital need to wait more than 6 hours, while United Hospital, Ruttonjee Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital also need to wait more than 5 hours, which is more than other hospitals. long.
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