Page 18 - Hospital Authority Annual Report 2019-2020

Amid combating the pandemic, HA always keeps in mind the 除了抗疫工作，我們不忘整體市民的醫療需
healthcare needs of the general public. The implementation 要。醫管局繼續推展兩個十年醫院發展計
of the two 10-year Hospital Development Plans to enhance 劃，以提升公立醫院的硬件設施及服務量。
hardware of public hospitals and augment service capacity 整個發展宏圖涉及共35個項目，既有興建新
is in progress. These visionary plans involve a total of 35 醫院，亦有擴建及重建現有的醫院，預計提
projects, including building of new hospitals, and expansion 供逾14 000張新病床。
and redevelopment of existing hospitals to deliver some 14 000
additional beds.

The aging population and ever-growing demand for services 持續的人口老化和服務量增長，令醫療系統
have posed massive pressure on the healthcare system. 飽受壓力。為確保公營醫療體系可持續發
To ensure the sustainable development of public healthcare 展下去，醫管局大會成立了「持續發展專責
services, the HA Board has established a Task Group on 小組」，審視目前的重大挑戰，包括人手挽
Sustainability to look into major sustainability issues of the 留、縮短專科門診輪候時間，以及發展智慧
HA, including manpower retention, management of waiting 型醫院等，以制定可持續的中、長期策略
time of specialist out-patient clinics and development of smart 方向和具體措施。醫管局大會亦成立專責小
hospitals, for medium and long-term strategy planning. This 組，檢視機構行政效率。有關理順資源申請
is on top of the special task group established by the Board,
through which administrative efficiency aspects were reviewed, 及政策商議的會議安排的建議，已於2019年
with streamlining of resource bidding and arrangements for 11月獲醫管局大會通過並落實執行。
strategy and policy meetings recommended and subsequently
approved by the Board in November 2019 for implementation.

I have the privilege and honour to be the Chairman of the 我十分榮幸成為醫管局主席，與優秀和專業
HA Board, working closely with our teams of outstanding 的團隊攜手並肩合作，繼續發展這個備受國
healthcare professionals and dedicated staff to contribute to 際推崇的醫療系統。我衷心感謝梁智仁教授
the advancement of this internationally respected healthcare 以其專業才幹及卓越領導，過去六年帶領醫
system. I express my heartfelt appreciation to the outgoing 管局應對各種挑戰，為公營醫療體系的發展
Chairman Prof John Leong Chi-yan for leading HA in tackling 奠下堅實的基礎。
different challenges and establishing a robust framework for
delivering service excellence with his admirable expertise and
leadership over the past six years.

16 Hospital Authority Annual Report 醫院管理局年報 2019-2020