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Hospital Authority

(醫院管理局)

Hospital Authority
醫院管理局
The latest news and top stories on Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, a statutory body that manages the city's public hospitals and clinics. Its main responsibility is to ensure comprehensive affordable healthcare services for residents. It also develops smart hospitals and recruits healthcare professionals. It is headquartered at 147B Argyle Street in Kowloon.
In the drill, airline staff help passengers off the damaged plane, while emergency personnel stand by to provide further support. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

More than 1,000 personnel, volunteers stage emergency drill at Hong Kong airport

Large-scale exercise simulates power bank fire on plane and landing gear failure, triggering coordinated emergency response across departments.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Extend support for smart food waste bins across Hong Kong

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals report decline in emergency visits over Lunar New Year

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Fee hikes are only half the equation if Hong Kong health reform is to work

If paired with viable service alternatives, clear guidance and a stronger focus on prevention, price rises could become a catalyst for real change.

Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong aims to enlist more private hospitals in free newborn screening scheme

Screening covers tests for 30 inherited metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immune deficiency.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Over 110,000 secure waivers since Hong Kong public medical fee reform took effect

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says about 53,000 received concession certificates, while roughly 60,000 granted three-month conditional waivers.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

4 still in hospital, 75 discharged after Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire

‘All those injured in the fire and admitted to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority will receive full fee waivers for necessary treatment,’ spokesman says.

The Wang Fuk Court fire claimed at least 168 lives and injured 79 in November last year. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong expands fight against hepatitis B. But how many hidden cases are there?

Authorities say screening will cover people born in Hong Kong in or before 1988 with family members or sexual partners who carry virus.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Flu vaccination rates lag in Hong Kong as winter peak nears, expert warns

Expert David Hui reminds public to get vaccinated ahead of Lunar New Year.

Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong Marathon organisers to look into turning event into 2-day affair

Huge number of applications is an issue that needs to be addressed, they say, but so is disruption to the city caused by just one race day.

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Almost all of the 74,000 runners who were awarded a place in the race, out of 120,000 applicants, turned up, organisers said. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospital pricing reform slashes less urgent A&E visits by 24%

Health minister says new system, in place since January 1, offers ‘guiding role’ steering patients with mild conditions to alternatives.

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Hospital staff wheel a patient into Kwong Wah Hospital’s accident and emergency department. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority approves 85% of fee waiver requests on average

Authority says it receives an average of about 5,000 applications a day, releasing figures following complaints about complicated procedures.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Number of people benefiting from fee waivers under new pricing regime that started on January 1 triples.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Besides part-time employees, Hong Kong should protect gig workers

Readers discuss the status of gig-based work, a health safety net, and the seizure of Nicolas Maduro.

A food delivery rider drives in Jordan on June 12. Hong Kong’s workforce is increasingly shaped by gig-based and project-based work. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Low-income Hongkongers stuck in endless red tape of medical fee waiver process

Many struggle to provide long list of required financial records, prompting concern groups to call for more streamlined process.

A patient in Kwong Wah Hospital’s A&E department on New Year’s Day, when new medical charges in Hong Kong kicked in. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Most patients at Hong Kong A&E departments unaware of evening clinics as option

But those who do seek treatment at clinics find it difficult to secure an appointment, with multiple calls and long waits.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | As Hong Kong’s public hospital fees rise, balance must be the watchword

Accessibility and affordability should be prioritised, especially given the city’s ageing population increasingly prone to chronic illnesses.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

85% of injured Hong Kong fire victims discharged, others in stable condition

Health Bureau says 67 of 79 victims injured in Tai Po fire have recovered or been discharged, while 12 are in a stable condition.

The fire at Wang Fuk Court in November claimed at least 161 lives and injured 79 others. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Higher fees at Hong Kong hospitals spark confusion, calls to expand clinics

Some patients caught off guard by changes and complain about higher charges, even as authorities report smooth roll-out.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

9 patients spared higher fees as new hospital charges take effect in Hong Kong

Hospital Authority chief executive Libby Lee says implementation of the new A&E charges has been smooth.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Annual spending cap protects the medically and financially at risk

Readers discuss the healthcare revamp, greater public usage of the Central Kowloon Bypass, and higher education.

The shroff office at Kwong Wah Hospital in Mong Kok on December 16. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | X-rays free, A&E to cost more: the Post breaks down Hong Kong’s new hospital fees

As revamped public healthcare charges kick in on January 1, we take a look at how patients’ wallets will be affected by the new fees.

A&E fees will increase from January 1. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Low-income patients call for more help as steeper Hong Kong hospital fees loom

From January 1, patients will need to pay more for certain services, and while safety net will also be widened, some people have fallen through the cracks.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to deploy 1,000 hospital staff to guide patients through fee reform

Public hospital systems, including billing and dispensing, have been updated to reflect adjusted fees aimed at tackling structural challenges.

Crime in Hong Kong

9 arrested over submitting 45 fake equipment certificates for Hong Kong projects

Police apprehend nine people after receiving several reports alleging subcontractor used fake documents for government construction projects.

Police have said the nine suspects include three company directors. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

3 held over use of fake surveying equipment certificates in Hong Kong projects

URA tells Post that Novox provided surveying equipment to four projects, with two confirming use of instruments with forged certificates.

The URA urged developers and contractors to verify subcontractors’ instrument certification documents and strengthen project oversight. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority vows flexible approach to A&E fee transition

Hospitals to make allowances as well as deploying more staff during shift to new healthcare payment arrangements from January 1.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hospital Authority reports alleged fake device certificate to Hong Kong police

Certificate submitted by subcontractor Novox not issued by mainland Chinese lab Guangdong Zhongzhenhang Metrology Testing Co Ltd as claimed.

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