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2021-09-17T09:43:02.250Z


A 52-year-old female patient from Queen Mary Hospital was missing yesterday (16th) and was located the same night. It is understood that the female patient was transported back to her home in Ap Lei Chau by the non-emergency ambulance service of the Hospital Authority yesterday.


A 52-year-old female patient from Queen Mary Hospital was missing yesterday (16th) and was located the same night.

It is understood that the female patient was transported back to her home in Ap Lei Chau by the non-emergency ambulance service of the Hospital Authority yesterday. The staff arrived at the entrance of the building at 2:30 pm and left. The female patient later suspected a mistake in remembering the old residence in Ngau Tau Kok and drove away by herself. Home, family members called the police at 7pm and recovered at 11pm on the same day.


Following the development of the situation, the Information Services Department announced the missing patient on behalf of the Hospital Authority at 11.30 pm last night and appealed for public assistance. It was not announced until nearly 11 am today that the patient had been recovered, but it was actually published earlier than the press office late at night. When the disappearance was reported, the female patient had actually been recovered.

Some organizations concerned with patient rights believe that if the escort fails to escort the patient into the house, the HA should make arrangements with the patient’s family to ensure that there are relatives to receive the patient.


The Hospital Authority will provide safe and efficient patient transport services for non-emergency services and clinically stable patients.

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It is understood that the female patient was originally scheduled to be discharged from the hospital yesterday (16th), but because the family was unable to pick him up, she was transported by non-emergency ambulance to her home in Ap Lei Chau. After returning to Ap Lei Chau Village, the female patient suspected that she had missed her old home for a while. Travelling from Ap Lei Chau to Choi Fuk Village in Ngau Tau Kok, the female patient did not have a mobile phone on her body and her family could not be contacted until about 11 p.m. when the female patient finally contacted her family in Ngau Tau Kok.

Lost and found in Ngau Tau Kok late at night on the same day

The police responded to enquiries at about 9 am today and stated that they received a report from a man at about 7 pm last night, stating that his 52-year-old wife lost contact after making her last appearance at Lei Chau House, Ap Lei Chau Village, Ap Lei Chau at 2:30 PM yesterday. .

The case is classified as "Missing Person".

According to the police, the 52-year-old woman was found in Choi Huan Building, Choi Fuk Village, Ngau Tau Kok on the same day. She was not injured and the case was not suspicious.

The information released by the Information Services Department and the Hospital Authority has also been recovered

The Information Services Department distributed a press release at 11:30 last night. It was announced by the Hospital Authority that a female patient in Queen Mary Hospital was missing. The public was urged to assist in the search. That is, the announcement was made more than 4 hours after the family member reported that the female patient was missing. At the same time, the female patient has actually contacted her family.

However, nearly 12 hours after the incident, at 10:55 this morning, the Information Services Department issued a paper on behalf of the Hospital Authority, announcing that the female patient had been found late at night last night.

Peng Hongchang: Save time and send it to the lobby to leave

Peng Hongchang, director of the Association of Community Organizations, who cares about the rights and interests of patients, pointed out that non-emergency ambulances will pick up many patients every time. If the patients are inconvenient, the building where they live does not have a lift, and the personnel are escorted to the door. However, if the building is well-equipped, the patients are not inconvenient to move. , Based on saving time, will be delivered to the lobby before leaving.

Peng Hongchang believes that when arranging the patient to leave the hospital, the HA should clearly explain to the escort the patient’s mentality and behavior, whether he is able to go upstairs alone, and check the time with the patient’s family before leaving the hospital, and try to ensure that the family can respond or hand it over The building security guards assisted in contacting to avoid further patients from getting lost after being discharged from the hospital.

Peng Hongchang, director of the Association of Community Organizations, who cares about the rights and interests of patients, believes that when arranging patients to leave the hospital, the HA should clearly explain to the escorts whether the patient is capable of going upstairs alone.

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Provide point-to-point transportation services to and from homes and hospitals

In its written reply to Legislative Council members’ enquiries on the 15th of this month, the Hospital Authority stated that non-emergency services would provide "safe and efficient patient transport services" for clinically stable patients. The scope of services mainly covers discharged patients and geriatric day hospitals. Patients and specialist outpatients provide point-to-point transportation services, that is, from the residence to the hospital or specialist clinic.

Non-emergency transport service targets are patients who have mobility impairments or are unable to use other means of transportation due to mental or sensory impairments.

This category of patients includes bedridden patients, wheelchair patients (there is no elevator facility in the residence), the elderly who live alone and have limited mobility and need to use walking aids, and patients who have mental or sensory (such as vision) impairments and are not transported by relatives or friends when they are discharged from the hospital. Wait.

Queen Mary Hospital sent a 52-year-old female patient back to the residence building yesterday and disappeared. Police: The Queen Mary Hospital has been located. The 52-year-old female patient returned to the residence building and left her family. She was found missing and reported to Queen Mary Hospital and Tung Wah Third Hospital Fung Yiu King Hospital for missing patient information and medicine. 843 patients involved

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Source: hk1

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