The Hospital Authority announced that it is expected that public hospitals will have a peak period of influenza in winter. Tomorrow (December 1) will begin a series of contingency measures to cope with the rising demand for accident and emergency services and inpatient services. It also urges the public to receive influenza and new crown vaccines as soon as possible to reduce infections risk.
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Huang Liji, Chief Administrative Manager (Network Operation) of the Hospital Authority, said that the Hospital Authority had allocated more than $700 million in advance through the task force during peak service demand in the middle of this year to prepare for the peak service period in advance, including the reserved resources. Set up temporary hospital beds as needed.
In addition, medical staff will also be encouraged and arranged to participate in the special remuneration plan, while continuing to hire self-selected part-time and temporary medical staff to cope with peak service periods.
He also pointed out that in order to speed up the flow of hospital beds, a number of services will be strengthened, including laboratory services, the number of visits by senior doctors at nights, weekends and public holidays, discharge and transfer support, geriatric support to the accident and emergency department, nurses and support positions. The night watchman of the department is waiting.
The Hospital Authority will strengthen the public-private partnership plan to make good use of the service volume of private medical institutions, and continue to cooperate with private hospitals to transfer suitable patients to private hospitals for treatment.
And the general outpatient service of the HA will be strengthened, adding about 24 000 additional service places, including about 3 500 additional service places during the long holidays; additional service places will also be added during the Christmas, Lunar New Year and Easter holidays Open general outpatient clinics to cover more areas.
