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Hong Kong has about 1.9 doctors per 1000 people, which is the same ratio as in Taiwan. [10] Of the over 14,600 doctors in Hong Kong, about 60% work in private practice and the remaining 40% work in the public service. [11] The majority of doctors in Hong Kong, graduated from one of the 2 local medical schools.
This changed with reforms to Hong Kong's healthcare system in the late 1980s. In October 1987, Governor David Wilson officially announced the government's intention to establish a new, semi-independent Hospital Authority , which would be administered by a new Hospital Services Department (HSD). [ 1 ]
[2] [obsolete source] Because of its early health education, professional health services, and well-developed health care and medication system, Hongkongers enjoy a life expectancy of 88 for females and 83 for men, [3] which is the highest in the world, and an infant mortality rate of 1.169 deaths per 1,000 births, the lowest in the world.
British Military Hospital, Hong Kong, 1907–1996; Lai Chi Kok Hospital, 1938–2004; Hong Kong Central Hospital, 1966–2012; Nam Long Hospital, 1967–2003; Victoria Hospital, Hong Kong, 1903–1945
In 2003 Matilda became the first private hospital in Hong Kong to implement the concept of clinical governance. The idea of clinical governance is to apply a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within a health system.
Kowloon West Cluster (Chinese: 九龍西醫院聯網) is the largest among all seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of five public hospitals and 16 general outpatient clinics [1] to provide public healthcare services for the population of Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan and North Lantau. In mid ...
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Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong Coordinates 22°19′28″N 114°11′00″E / 22.3244°N 114.1833°E / 22.3244; 114