Page 81 - Hospital Authority Annual Report 2015-1016

In 2015-16, KWC implemented a wide range of initiatives to 在 2015-16 年度，九龍西聯網推行廣泛的 總
enhance capacity and accessibility of services to meet the 措施，加強服務能力及便捷度，以滿足與 辦
escalating demands while uphold service quality and patient 日俱增的需求，同時確保病人得到優質而 事
safety. 安全的服務。 處
及
Manpower support is substantial in delivering quality patient 人力資源在提供優質的醫療服務上擔當重 醫
services. To mitigate manpower shortfall, additional nursing, 要的角色。聯網為紓緩人手短缺問題，已 院
allied health and supporting staff were recruited to supplement 陸 續 增 聘 護 士、 專 職 醫 療 人 員 和 支 援 人 聯
the workforce and alleviate the workload of frontline staff in 員，以補充人手，並減輕高壓力範疇臨床 網
high-pressure clinical areas. 人員的工作量。 工
作
KWC proactively increased capacity for services with pressing 為更有效管理日增的服務需求，九龍西聯 匯
issues of waiting time. In the year, around 16,500 additional 網積極擴充輪候時間極需處理的服務。年 報
quota were added in KWC general outpatient clinics. Day 內，聯網增加約 16,500 個普通科門診服
ambulatory service in OLMH and YCH was also strengthened. 務名額，並加強聖母醫院和仁濟醫院的日 79
Besides, resources were invested to strengthen cardiac care 間服務。聯網亦已於心臟科投放資源，在
by setting up the second Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory 瑪嘉烈醫院設立第二所心導管檢查室，並 醫
(CCL) in PMH for KWC, which commenced service in February 於 2016 年 2 月投入服務。瑪嘉烈醫院又 院
2016. PMH also implemented the 24-hour thrombolytic service 提供 24 小時溶栓治療，以改善對急性中 管
for acute ischaemic stroke patients to improve acute stroke 風病人的治理。此外，聯網各醫院加強腎 理
management. Capacity of dialysis treatment and endoscopic 臟透析及內窺鏡檢查服務，以縮短輪候時 局
procedures was increased in various KWC hospitals to allay 間；並於 2015 年 4 月成立專責小組，處 年
waiting time. A designated cluster team was set up in April 2015 理病人對血管外科服務的需求。聯網進一 報
to address the service needs on vascular surgery. KWC trauma 步改善創傷科服務，以滿足上升的需求。
service was further strengthened to cater for rising demand. 另一方面，明愛醫院及東華三院黃大仙醫 2015-2016
Designated beds were assigned in CMC and WTSH to support 院已增設指定病床，支援需要呼吸機輔助
ventilator-dependent patients. 的病人。