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Epidemic | Hospital Authority promotes free Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment for confirmed institutions, and some residents turn positive to negative after 1 week

2022-02-28T09:01:20.120Z


Due to the large-scale outbreak of many elderly homes under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the Hospital Authority announced today (28th) the launch of Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services in elderly homes. participate, plan to


Due to the large-scale outbreak of many elderly homes under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the Hospital Authority announced today (28th) the launch of Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services in elderly homes. Participate and plan to provide 10,000 consultations in the future.

However, some critically ill patients, if the blood oxygen concentration is below 94%, should not take traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, and it is recommended to send them to hospital for diagnosis and treatment.


The Hospital Authority announced today (28th) the launch of Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services in residential care homes for the elderly. It is divided into remote or outreach forms. The service fee is free and residents can participate voluntarily. It is planned to provide 10,000 consultations in the future.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

HA Administrative Manager (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Huang Qiaoyun said that the service will provide 3 consultations to patients, and each time a maximum of 5 doses of Chinese medicine will be prescribed.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

Huang Qiaoyun, Administrative Manager (Chinese Medicine) of the Hospital Authority, said that due to the severe epidemic situation, remote or outreach Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services will be provided to the elderly and staff of confirmed elderly care homes.

Physicians will prescribe Chinese medicines according to the clinical situation, and provide 3 consultations to patients, each time a maximum of 5 doses of Chinese medicines will be prescribed, and the delivery will be arranged by courier companies to the institutions.

The service is free of charge, and residents can participate voluntarily. The enquiry telephone number is 2794 3071.

Provided nearly 300 consultations from last Monday to yesterday, about 15% of which were staff of institutions

Huang said that the service has been piloted since last Monday (21st), providing services to 22 residential care homes for the elderly. As of yesterday, nearly 300 consultations have been provided.

She pointed out that about 15% of them are residential staff and 85% are elderly people, aged between 60 and 103, and plans to provide 10,000 consultations in the future.

Bian Zhaoxiang, Associate Vice-Chancellor (Chinese Medicine Development) of Baptist University, pointed out that the response to the trial service was satisfactory, and the patient's condition improved greatly after taking Chinese medicine.

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If the blood oxygen concentration is below 94%, it is not suitable for traditional Chinese medicine treatment, and it is recommended to be sent to the hospital

Bian Zhaoxiang, Associate Vice-Chancellor (Chinese Medicine Development) of Baptist University, pointed out that the response to the trial service has been satisfactory.

However, some critically ill patients, if the blood oxygen concentration is below 94%, should not take traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, and it is recommended to send them to hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

Bian also pointed out that many elderly people with chronic diseases need to take western medicines regularly, so doctors were issued guidelines to remind patients to avoid taking Chinese and Western medicines at the same time, and they should take one to two hours apart.

In addition, if the patient's ability to express is not clear, the patient's condition will be inquired with other residents in order to decide on the prescribed medicine.

Ms. Chan, a staff member of the Sham Shui Po Institution, revealed that there were seven elderly people in the institution aged between 60 and 80 who were diagnosed with the virus. I received the medicine the next day, my cough improved after taking it, and some residents have turned negative, so I am greatly comforted.

The providers of this batch of Chinese medicine services are 3 local universities including HKBU, CUHK and CUHK, the Chinese Medicine Association, and 18 Chinese medicine clinics.

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