The epidemic in Hong Kong continues to rise, with more than 4,000 confirmed cases per day for a week in a row, and the single-day death report has returned to double-digit numbers today (27th).
The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, said that all 13 private hospitals are willing to vacate a total of 364 beds including new crown patients and non-new crown patients in the first phase to help the Hospital Authority meet the current needs, and will be gradually based on actual needs. Increase to about 1,000 hospital beds.
He pointed out that the HA will negotiate with private hospitals, and each HA cluster plans to be paired with one to three private hospitals to receive patients referred by public hospitals, ensure effective use of hospital bed resources, and refer patients to obtain medical services as soon as possible .
Lo Chongmao joins HA to meet with the Hong Kong Federation of Private Hospitals
The government said that yesterday (26th), Lo Chongmao, together with the Deputy Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Li Xia-yin, the HA and the Department of Health, met with representatives of the Hong Kong Federation of Private Hospitals and invited private hospitals to free up more beds for the HA to transfer. Refer suitable patients to private hospitals for treatment to relieve the pressure on public medical services.
He said he was pleased to learn that the Hong Kong Federation of Private Hospitals had responded to the appeal, and all 13 private hospitals would vacate a total of 364 beds, including beds for COVID-19 patients and non-COVID-19 patients, in the first phase, and would increase to about 1,000 beds depending on the situation.
Lo Chongmao: Maintaining the operation of the public healthcare system is critical to the safety of citizens
Lo said he is grateful to private hospitals for gradually releasing more beds to receive patients referred by the HA, so that the HA can more effectively concentrate resources to deal with the new crown epidemic and jointly protect public health.
He said that the number of daily new cases in Hong Kong has been high at four figures recently, and the overall number of hospital admissions has continued to rise. As the epidemic shows signs of heating up, maintaining the operation of the public medical system is of great importance to the safety of citizens. He thanked the private hospitals for their assistance at this critical moment and for the sake of Hong Kong. Contribute to the fight against the epidemic.
▼On July 26, the Security Bureau introduced the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility▼
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