The demand for medical care in Hong Kong has become increasingly tight, and many private hospitals have been rebuilt or added medical services.
Evangel Hospital recently applied to the Town Planning Board to relax the height restrictions and rebuild the hospital building from the current 5-storey height to an 18-storey hospital building. It is expected to provide 124 beds and 7 operating rooms, which is about double the current level. Completion at the earliest in 2028, when the hospital will extend the outpatient service from the current 7 to 9 to 24 hours, and will introduce Chinese medicine services.
The Evangel Hospital in Kowloon City applied for the relaxation of height restrictions, from the current five-storey height to 80 meters above the main horizontal benchmark, in order to rebuild the hospital into an 18-storey hospital building, with another 4-storey podium and 2-storey underground car park , It is expected to provide 124 beds, including 4 intensive care units, 24 day beds/beds, and will have 7 operating rooms and 6 endoscopy rooms.
The hospital said that after the reconstruction, the number of beds and basic medical rooms in Evangel Hospital will be doubled to meet the demand for medical services. After the completion of the new hospital, it will focus on general services, including providing daytime and short-stay surgery and treatment centers, medical services. Centers, 24-hour outpatient services, and inpatient services will be expanded to accommodate specialized services such as orthopaedics, psychiatry, women's health, etc. with greater demand, and Chinese medicine services will also be introduced. It is believed that expanding medical equipment through reconstruction will help implement the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme. To relieve the long-term pressure on the public healthcare system.
Evangel Hospital.
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Regarding the increase in height that will affect the landscape of the local area, the document mentioned that in the proposed redevelopment plan, a platform garden will be provided on the third floor of the hospital, the edge of the platform will be greened, the street corner will be widened and the building will be moved back to improve the landscape of the local area. Emphasizes that the new hospital building is consistent with the surrounding height restrictions, arguing that it is "compatible with the surrounding development."
Looking through the information, Evangel Hospital was put into operation at its current location in 1965. It is a non-profit community hospital and has always focused on outpatient services. Since March this year, the consultation time has been adjusted to 7 to 9. The hospital currently provides inpatient services, But there are only 60 beds, four each in the operating room and endoscopy room.
Evangel Hospital currently only provides 60 beds, and the number of beds can be doubled after reconstruction.
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