Question No 7
REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY DR HON CHIU HIN-KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 1987
Question : Will Government inform this Council whether in
general the occupancy rate of subvented hospitals is lower than that of government hospitals and, if so:
(a)
(b)
what factors are contributing to the relatively low occupancy rate of subvented hospitals; and
what measures will be taken to improve the situation?
Sir,
In general, the bed occupancy rates of subvented
hospitals are lower than those of government hospitals.
In 1986, the overall occupancy rates in subvented
hospitals and government hospitals were 78.9% and 90.4%
respectively.
2.
The bed occupancy rates of a hospital depends on
a number of factors including the type of services
provided by the hospital, the case-mix and the duration of
stay of the patients. In addition, the traditional
preference of the public for admission into government
hospitals appears to be one cause of the relatively lower
Occupancy rate in the subvented hospitals.