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The 24-hour Accident and Emergency Department of CUHK Hospital will be in service next month. Feng Kang expects to provide 120 beds by the end of the year

2021-09-09T10:28:02.561Z


The Chinese University Hospital, which officially operated in early January this year, held its opening ceremony today (9th). The Chief Executive Officer of the Chinese University Hospital Feng Kang stated that the hospital is being opened in phases. The 24-hour emergency room will be in service from next month.


The Chinese University Hospital, which officially operated in early January this year, held its opening ceremony today (9th). The Chief Executive Officer of the Chinese University Hospital Feng Kang stated that the hospital is being opened in phases. The 24-hour emergency room will be in service from next month. It is expected that the end of this year , The hospital will provide 120 beds.

He also mentioned that later this month, he will cooperate with Weiyuan Hospital to send doctors to CUHK Hospital to provide consultations for new patients in the Department of Otolaryngology, Urology and other specialties of Weiyuan Hospital. If the pilot plan is implemented smoothly, it can be extended to the Hospital Authority. Other networking to ease the waiting time for specialists in public hospitals.


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CUHK Hospital is the first non-profit private teaching hospital in Hong Kong. Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary for Food and Health Chen Zhaoshi, Director of Health Chen Hanyi, CUHK President Duan Chongzhi, and CUHK Medical School Dean Chen Jialiang attended the opening ceremony today.

Feng Kang, Chief Executive Officer of Zhongda Hospital, said in a meeting with the media that the hospital will be operated in phases starting from January this year, with additional surgical services and inpatient beds from April, and additional services such as oncology and cardiac interventional treatment from July. 24 The hourly emergency department will be in service in October, and the relevant charges will be announced later.

By the end of this year, the hospital will be able to provide 120 inpatient and day beds, and cover important specialist services. Future development will gradually adjust the fees and service scope in response to the needs of patients.

Feng Kang, Chief Executive Officer of Zhongda Hospital, said in a meeting with the media that the hospital will gradually increase surgical services and inpatient beds from April, and increase oncology and cardiac interventional treatments from July.

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Send doctors to the Weiyuan Hospital to see new cases of specialists. The smooth implementation can be extended to other networks.

In addition to providing private hospital services, Zhongda Hospital has also reached an agreement with the Prince of Wales Hospital to send doctors to diagnose patients with new diseases such as otolaryngology and urology. In addition, they will provide daytime medical services such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy.

If the pilot scheme is implemented smoothly, it can be extended to other HA clusters, such as the New Territories West cluster with greater demand, to ease the waiting time for specialists.

More than 7 members have already received the first injection, no need to force employees to take the injection

In terms of employee vaccination rate, he said that more than 70% of colleagues have received the first injection, among which 80% are nurses. A small number of employees have not been vaccinated due to health reasons. He was asked whether it is necessary to emulate other companies and force employees to get the injection. He described the current vaccination The rate level is "how good", "I don't need me to control the rate up to this point."

The Chinese University Hospital officially opened in early January this year.

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When asked about the new amendments to overseas doctors, he said that there is a chronic shortage of doctors in public hospitals. He believes that the public welcomes overseas doctors to come to Hong Kong to replenish manpower. He also believes that after the government relaxes, there will be ways to protect the level and quality of overseas doctors. He is not worried about this. .

He also said that if qualified overseas doctors return to practice in Hong Kong in the future, they can exchange medical systems around the world, which will also have a positive effect.

Priority for non-CUHK graduates Feng Kang: I don’t care about graduation

As for whether it will give priority to hiring CUHK graduates, he pointed out that CUHK hospitals mainly hire specialist doctors who have completed training.

The immigration wave has not caused abnormal appointments and loss of CUHK Hospital

Regarding the fact that many doctors have resigned and emigrated, Feng Kang said that he himself does not know the number of doctors’ immigration, and the employment and attrition of CUHK hospitals have not been abnormal. He pointed out that many medical professionals also have immigration status and are different. Persons changed jobs due to various factors.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in a speech at the ceremony that CUHK's series of major medical initiatives are worthy of appreciation.

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Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor appreciates the full cooperation of the CUHK hospital if there is an expansion plan

In her speech at the ceremony, Carrie Lam said that CUHK's series of major medical initiatives are worthy of praise, and she is also proud of being the superintendent of CUHK.

The completion of the CUHK Hospital also has multiple meanings. It also provides affordable medical services to the public. In addition, the elements of intelligence also serve as a model for public hospitals.

She continued that the Hong Kong government has always supported the construction of the Chinese University Hospital, including the provision of land through symbolic land prices and an additional 4 billion yuan in loans.

She also mentioned that if the Zhongda Hospital has an expansion plan in the future, the Hong Kong government must fully cooperate.

In his speech, Leung Naipeng, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Chinese University of China, said that the Chinese University Hospital has established many "firsts" in Hong Kong, including the first private teaching hospital wholly owned by the university and the first fully electronic smart hospital.

Li Gan, chairman of the board of directors of the Chinese University Hospital, said that the establishment of the Chinese University Hospital is to balance the difference between the public and private medical systems, and to provide citizens with one more choice through high-quality and transparently charged medical services.

Zhongda Hospital has sent doctors to Weiyuan Hospital since September to provide consultations and relief specialist outpatients, Longshe Urology and other 4 departments. Zhongda Hospital opens and fulfills its social commitments. It cannot rely on private hospitals and self-consciousness. Outpatient Day Service Zhongda Hospital | Daytime treatment patients are negative before admitting to the hospital intending to accept patients with new coronary pneumonia

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