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To manage growing and rising ageing population, NTWC has 面對區內人口不斷增長及老化，新界西聯 2015-2016
been proactively preparing to cater for subsequent new service 網近年積極優化轄下醫院的軟件和硬件配
demands and to improve service quality by enhancing both 套，做好準備應付新增的服務需求及提升
software and hardware facilities in hospitals. 服務質素。

On inpatient service, NTWC increased the service capacity by 年內，聯網加強轄下醫院的住院服務，合
opening 120 new beds in 2015-16, including 114 acute and 共增設了 120 張各類型病床，當中包括博
convalescent beds in POH, four High Dependency Unit surgical 愛醫院增加了 114 張急症及療養病床，屯
beds and two convalescent beds in TMH to mitigate the pressure 門醫院則增設四張外科加護病床及兩張療
on inpatient facilities. Besides, the Cluster has designated two 養病床，以紓緩病床需求的壓力。同時，
medical beds in TMH for providing multi-disciplinary support 屯門醫院提供兩張指定病床，為需要使用
for patients on mechanical ventilation. 呼吸機的病人提供跨專業護理服務。

NTWC residents also have high demand on A&E services. 新界西居民對急症室服務的需求非常殷
Daily attendances of the two A&E departments located in TMH 切。 聯 網 內 位 於 屯 門 醫 院 及 博 愛 醫 院 的
and POH reached an average of around 1,000 attendances. 急症室，每日求診人次平均約 1,000 人。
In responding to the high service demand, NTWC provided 有見及此，聯網增加急症室的支援診症節
additional support sessions at the two A&E departments to 數，專門處理第四及第五類別分流個案，
handle Triage IV and V cases, which are semi-urgent and non- 即次緊急及非緊急病人，以減輕急症室醫
urgent cases to relieve the workload of staff. In addition, POH 護人員的工作壓力。博愛醫院亦於每周增
added 15 operating theatre sessions per week to cater for 加 15 個手術室節數，以配合手術服務的
rising demand of surgical service, as well as to start providing 增長，同時開始提供緊急手術服務，加強
emergency surgeries in order to enhance management of acute 對急症病人的照顧。屯門醫院設立短暫性
patients. A transient ischaemic attack clinic was opened in TMH 腦缺血診所，並提供 24 小時溶栓治療，
to provide 24-hour thrombolytic service for acute ischaemic 以改善急性中風病人的治理。
stroke patients.