Under the pressure of the new crown virus and influenza, public hospitals are overloaded, and the waiting time in the emergency department is too long. Many need to wait for 8 hours or more. The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, recently suggested that people who test positive and have mild illnesses should go to private hospitals for medical treatment .
At present, there are 13 private hospitals in Hong Kong that provide outpatient services for COVID-19 patients, 9 of which provide remote consultation services; in addition, 465 private doctors in Hong Kong have registered with eHealth and can prescribe oral drugs for patients with COVID-19.
▼On January 2, the waiting time in the emergency department of United Hospital was as long as 8 hours or more▼
The Center for Health Protection announced earlier the list of private hospitals that provide consultation services for people with fever symptoms. Private doctors are also provided with free anti-coronavirus oral drugs by the government. Those who test positive and have mild symptoms can choose to seek medical treatment from private doctors. There are 13 hospitals in Hong Kong Private hospitals provide outpatient services for COVID-19 patients, and 9 of them provide remote consultation services.
▼List of Private Hospitals Providing Outpatient Services for COVID-19 Patients▼
Provide telediagnosis services:
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Canossa Hospital (providing telediagnosis services)
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Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital (providing remote diagnosis service)
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Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital Co., Ltd. (providing remote diagnosis services)
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Mingde Hospital (providing remote diagnosis service)
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Evangel Hospital (providing remote diagnosis service)
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Hong Kong Baptist Hospital (providing telediagnosis services)
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Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) (providing telediagnosis services)
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St. Teresa's Hospital (providing telediagnosis services)
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The Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong (providing telediagnosis services)
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Union Hospital (providing telediagnosis services)
No telediagnosis service:
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Hong Kong Adventist Hospital - Stubbs Road
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St. Paul's Hospital
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Hong Kong Adventist Hospital - Tsuen Wan
In addition to the above public hospitals, 465 private doctors in Hong Kong have registered with eHealth, which can prescribe oral drugs for patients with new crowns. People with mild illnesses can also go to the following clinics for consultation.
▼The list of private doctors who have registered in Yijiantong and obtained the new crown oral medicine for the treatment of 2019 coronavirus disease▼
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Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, recently stated that in response to the overload of public hospitals and the long waiting time for patients under the new crown virus and influenza, it is recommended that those who test positive and have mild illnesses can seek medical treatment in private hospitals.
According to the isolation order, if a confirmed person needs to go out to seek medical treatment, they can use point-to-point transportation to leave the isolation area without notifying the Department of Health.
When going out for medical treatment, you must wear face-fitting surgical masks, KF94, KN95 masks, or respirators throughout.
Fubitai Bivalent Vaccine will be vaccinated at one’s own expense from today Fosun’s official website specifies that two doses of inactivated vaccine must have been administered Prescribing new crown drugs to non-Hong Kong residents requires registration of their identity
▼On January 3, Lu Chongmao, Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, inspected Queen Elizabeth Hospital▼
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