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HOSPITAL PROPOSAL FOR NORTH DISTRICT UNDER CONSIDERATION
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HAS CONDUCTED A REVIEW ON THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF HOSPITAL BEDS IN HONG KONG UP TO THE YEAR 2000, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG CHI-WOOD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG NOTED THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING GENERAL HOSPITAL BEDS, THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS CONSIDERED AS A REGION.
INFIRMARY AND PSYCHIATRIC BEDS, HOWEVER, ARE PLANNED ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS.
"TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, THERE WILL BE AN ESTIMATED SHORTFALL OF GENERAL BEDS IN THE REGION, SHE SAID.
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"ON THIS BASIS, THE AUTHORITY HAS PROPOSED THAT NORTH HOSPITAL WITH 600 GENERAL BEDS SHOULD BE BUILT.
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"THIS PROPOSAL IS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION BY ADMINISTRATION AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."
MRS WONG ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WERE 51,279 ATTENDANCES AT THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF FANDING HOSPITAL LAST YEAR. THIS COMPARED WITH 47,222 IN 1991 AND 43,683 IN 1990.
OF THE ATTENDANCES IN 1992, 6,653 CASES WERE REFERRED TO OTHER HOSPITALS, MAINLY TO THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.
"THE TRAVELLING TIME FROM FANLING HOSPITAL TO PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE IS ABOUT 20 MINUTES, WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO WORLDWIDE STANDARDS FOR SIMILAR TRANSFERS, MRS WONG STATED.
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STATISTICS SHOWING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED FANLING HOSPITAL AND THOSE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER HOSPITALS ARE FOLLOWS:
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AS
PATIENTS
YEAR
TREATED
PATIENTS TRANSFERRED
1990
1,441
268
1991
1,253
322
1992
1,404
513
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