Milestones of the Year
4/2016 Hospital Authority (HA) organised a territory-wide community roving exhibition to mark its 25th Anniversary to showcase a wide range of advanced medical technologies introduced in public hospitals to enhance patient services, and also take the opportunity to pay tribute to the healthcare professionals for their dedicated services. |
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4/2016 Lo Fong Shiu Po Eye Centre, the ophthalmology service centre relocated from Queen Mary Hospital, commenced service at Grantham Hospital to provide one-stop treatment and service to over 80,000 patients per year in the Hong Kong West Cluster. |
5/2016 A ceremony entitled “Our Tribute to Kwong Wah Hospital in the 1960s” was held before the commencement of the redevelopment project of Kwong Wah Hospital to commemorate the building and pay tribute to the hospital staff. |
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6/2016 Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital and Tung Wah Eastern Hospital successfully completed the periodic review in Hospital Accreditation. |
7/2016 The expansion project of Haven of Hope Hospital marked an important milestone of the development of the hospital. The project targets to be completed in 2021. |
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8/2016 Queen Elizabeth Hospital was accredited by Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Hong Kong Association as the first baby friendly hospital in Hong Kong. A Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Ceremony was held in August 2016 as sharing on its efforts in promoting and supporting breastfeeding over the years. |
9/2016 Prince of Wales Hospital implemented the Operating Theatre Patient Location Update System (OTPLUS) to provide family members with real-time status update of patients who are undergoing operations. |
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10/2016 The construction of the Ambulatory Care Centre (Extension) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital was completed. Clinical services provided by Yaumatei Specialist Clinic have been relocated to the Extension Block in phases starting from December 2016. |
11/2016 The strategy of integrating medical and social support for elderly through system and technology enabled service innovations has won the International Hospital Federation (IHF) Grand Award at the 40th IHF World Hospital Congress. |
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11/2016 HA and Shanghai Hospital Development Centre renewed a collaboration agreement to enhance collaboration on exchanges and visits, training, research and service development. |
11/2016 HA won accolade for “Award for Website Corporate Governance Information” in Best Corporate Governance Awards 2016 organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in recognition of its corporate website in terms of high transparency, and variety of languages for the convenience of ethnic minorities. |
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12/2016 HA launched the Colon Assessment Public-Private Partnership Programme to provide subsidy to eligible patients to receive services from private specialists, offering more choices for participating patients. |
12/2016 Administrative arrangements on the re-delineation between Kowloon Central Cluster and Kowloon West Cluster were implemented on 1 December in response to the recommendations of the Steering Committee on the Review of HA, with an aim to reduce cross-cluster consultation and facilitating convenience for patients. |
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12/2016 The Accident and Emergency Training Centre of Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals was granted Silver Award by American Heart Association in recognition of its exemplary resuscitation and emergency care training programmes. |
12/2016 Celebrating its 55th Anniversary, Castle Peak Hospital organised an open day with exhibitions on the hospital’s services, as well as seminars and game booths to enhance public understanding of mental illness. |
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12/2016 HA commenced providing information on waiting time of Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments to the public on various platforms, including electronic TV screens in all A&E departments, HA corporate website and HA Touch mobile app. |
12/2016 Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital was the first hospital in Hong Kong in the manufacturing and implanting of a replica of a talus with 3D printing technology for a patient. |
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1/2017 Landfill gas was first used to generate electricity through installation of a combined heat and power plant in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital as the first hospital in Hong Kong adopting such system. The system also supplies steam and hot water for various hospital facilities. |
2/2017 The Minimal Invasive Surgery Centre, comprising three theatre suites namely Endo-Lap Theatre, Robotic Theatre and Interventional Radiology / Hybrid Theatre, was established in Princess Margaret Hospital. |
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2/2017 HA launched an obstetric mobile app HApi Journey, providing a one-stop portal of health information and useful tip for pregnant women to facilitate their pregnancy journey and be well prepared for the newborn. |
2/2017 Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) kicked off the celebration of its 80th Anniversary at the Hong Kong West Cluster Spring Banquet cum QMH 80th Anniversary Dinner which was attended by over 1,700 staff and guests. |
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3/2017 Tin Shui Wai Hospital commenced service in phases from January 2017 to enhance medical support for the Tin Shui Wai Community. At the initial stage, services cover specialist outpatient clinic, community nursing, renal dialysis, diagnostic radiology and pharmacy, while daytime A&E service commenced in March 2017. |
3/2017 HA was granted the Gold Award in Public Sector in the first IT Governance Achievement Award by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association China Hong Kong Chapter in recognition of its outstanding achievement in IT governance. |
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