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2020-11-04 06:00
Last update date: 2020-11-04 06:00
Since its establishment, Kowloon Le Shan Tong has been committed to "giving doctors and applying medicines" as its mission, and is committed to providing high-quality but low-cost primary medical services to the public.
In recent years, outreach doctors and community pharmacies have been added, which have played a key role in the epidemic.
Taking care of the medical needs of disabled residents during the epidemic
The new coronavirus epidemic affects all of Hong Kong, and even residents living in residential institutions cannot stay out of the matter.
Following the previous outbreak of the disease in several residential care homes for the elderly, there have also been group infections in residential care homes for the disabled, which has made countless residents living in the homes worry.
"Everything is related to money. There is no need to spend more money." One of the residents, Mr. Shen, who lives in the outreach doctor service area of Leshantang, was deeply impressed because many families of disabled residents were affected by the epidemic. , The economy is in trouble, and they are also underemployed, so even if they are ill, they dare not go out for medical treatment.
Fortunately, with the funding of the "Social Welfare Department" Outreaching Doctors Project, the Leshantang Outreach Medical Team provides outreaching doctors to the hospitals.
Doctors visit the hospital twice a week to provide free outpatient and drug delivery services, which not only solves the medical expenses of the residents, but more importantly, they do not need to go out to the clinic to see the doctor by themselves, which can greatly reduce the risk of virus infection and outbreaks in the hospital .
During the epidemic, although doctors need to wear full-body protective equipment, there is no hindrance to the care and compassion of the doctors to the residents.
Facing the new coronary pneumonia hospital manager has a headache
Director Xian of To Kwa Wan Home for the Elderly described himself as being in a state of tension since the beginning of the outbreak.
In addition to worrying about the outbreak of the epidemic in the hospital, it is also necessary to stabilize the emotions of co-workers and residents.
In addition, the prohibition of visits by relatives and friends and restrictions on the social activities of the residents have affected the daily operation of the homes. However, the medical outreach services of Leshantang have brought positive support to the plight of the heads of the homes.
Since July this year, the Department of Health has cooperated with Leshantang outreaching doctors to implement a deep throat virus testing service in hospitals, and immediately refer staff or residents with illnesses for testing.
In August, under the promotion of the Social Welfare Department, the team of outreach doctors of our church personally went to the institution to organize more than 120 infection control trainings. The outreach doctors taught the staff various epidemic prevention measures and reviewed the current implementation status, which greatly improved the institution’s epidemic prevention capabilities , So that every employee is more confident in maintaining hygiene and daily operations in the dormitory.
In addition to the above outreach doctor services, our church provided masks and alcohol handrubs in nursing homes and homes for the disabled when the epidemic began in February when the epidemic prevention materials were in short supply.
Leshantang outreaching doctors visited the institution during the epidemic period, taught staff various epidemic prevention measures and reviewed the current implementation status.
Leshantang outreaching doctors visited the institution during the epidemic period, taught staff various epidemic prevention measures and reviewed the current implementation status.
Leshantang outreach doctors visited the institution during the epidemic and taught the staff of the institution various knowledge and skills of epidemic prevention.
Leshantang outreach doctors visited the institution during the epidemic and taught the staff of the institution various knowledge and skills of epidemic prevention.
The Leshantang medical team distributed masks and other anti-epidemic materials to the hospital during the epidemic
Leshantang Community Pharmacy Enhance Community Medical Support
In addition to outreach doctors' visits to the clinic, the "Le Shan Tang Community Pharmacy" in Kowloon City will also be officially opened to the public from the first quarter of 2020.
The pharmacy is run by a community pharmacist and operated in a non-profit-making model, in order to provide the general public with high-quality pharmacy services and affordable self-financed drugs, which greatly strengthens the community’s primary medical service support.
Uncle Zheng is a chronically ill patient with atrial fibrillation. He needs to take 6 long-term drugs every day, one of which is a new blood thinner at his own expense.
Self-funded drugs refer to some drugs that are not included in the drug fees of public hospitals. Patients need to go to community pharmacies to buy them. However, the heavy drug fees may not be affordable for all patients.
The Leshantang Community Pharmacy will sell self-financed medicines to people in need at a discounted price lower than the market price.
Common medicines include new blood thinners, heart medicines, diabetes medicines, cholesterol-lowering medicines, prostate medicines and stomach medicines.
In addition, different from traditional medicine dispensing services, the resident pharmacists in the Leshantang community pharmacy will provide "one-to-one" professional medicine and health counseling services at the same time when dispensing medicines to ensure that patients are clear about the method of administration, side effects and other Precautions.
If patients still have problems with medications when they return home, they can check with the pharmacist via phone or WhatsApp during service hours.
Uncle Zheng is very grateful for the support provided by the Leshantang community pharmacy: "These self-financed medicines need to be taken for a long time, and the financial burden is huge! Fortunately, Leshantang provides preferential prices for dispensing medicines, which can reduce living expenses!"
Mr. Leung, a pharmacist at Le Shan Tang, pointed out that it is important to teach patients the correct way to administer medications and follow up on their medications: "Some patients will stop taking medications on their own because they worry about the side effects of medications, so we need to understand the patient’s condition and explain the consequences of not taking medication If necessary, you also need to discuss the treatment with the attending doctor.” In fact, the above are all about drug compliance issues. If the patient does not fully follow the doctor’s instructions to take the medication, it often constitutes the reason why the patient is frequently admitted to the hospital.
If community pharmacists can remind patients more about taking drugs, provide professional advice and timely support, they can actually be of great help to patients.
The pharmacists of the Leshantang Community Pharmacy will provide the citizens with free drug counselling and taking guidance, and provide the citizens with professional advice on taking drugs.
Leshantang community pharmacy provides affordable medicines
The Leshantang medical team provides high-quality and diversified primary medical services
For more than 100 years, Le Shan Tang has insisted on "giving doctors and applying medicines", benefiting many people in the community.
Le Shan Tang also provides other high-quality medical services for the grassroots.
Among them, Leshantang's dental clinic is equipped with advanced dental equipment and adopts fully computerized operation.
In addition to providing general basic treatment, the clinic also provides digital panoramic oral X-ray examination and dental implant services in order to provide more comprehensive dental treatment for the community.
The clinic also provides quotas for a number of government subsidized programs, such as the Community Care Fund "Elderly Dental Services Subsidy" program, the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Program and medical voucher services, to provide subsidized dental care services for the elderly and the basic-level citizens who lack financial means.
In the future, Leshantang will continue to provide more diversified medical services that benefit the grassroots and continue to serve the general public!
Photo of Le Shan Tong Dong Qingbo Causeway Bay Dental Clinic opening in 2017
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