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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1994
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APPROVED BY
BUILDING AND
THE
FACILITIES
ONLY A HOSPITAL AND SUCH ANCILLARY FACILITIES AS
SITE. THE DIRECTOR
GRANTED OF LANDS MAY BE BUILT ON THE PLANS FOR THE HOSPITAL MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ANY
MAJOR CHANGES TO THE BUILDINGS OR USE OF SUBSEQUENT ALSO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL BEFORE FORMAL SUBMISSION TO
IF THE AUTHORITY. BUILDING
TO GRANT CEASES
SERVE ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE, THE SITE WILL BE TAKEN BACK BY GOVERNMENT.
SINCE 1981, PRIVATE NON-PROFITMAKING HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SET ASIDE NOT LESS THAT 20% OF THEIR BEDS TO BE LOW-CHARGE BEDS, TO WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY MAY BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT REFER PATIENTS, OTHER CHRONIC LONG-TERM CASES.
THAN
PRIVATE HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE
ΤΟ 165) HOMES AND MATERNITY HOMES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE (CAP REGISTERED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS RELATING TO
STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT. THEY ARE ALSO ACCOMMODATION, STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT. OTHER STATUTORY CONTROLS INCLUDING REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL,
REQUIREMENTS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DANGEROUS GOOD STORAGE.
HOSPITALS,
NURSING
BE
SUBJECT
то
PARA-
AS MAY BE
IMPOSED
BY
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS LIKE FIRE SAFETY, BUILDING
AND
FORCE.
AFTER THE LICENCE IS GRANTED, THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO
THROUGH THE
IN MONITORED
VARIOUS ORDINANCES WHICH ARE ADDITION, THE HOSPITALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REGULAR AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WILL
OF BE INSPECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT INSTITUTIONS RENEWAL OF LICENCE AND AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.
BE
IN
STATISTICS AND THE HEALTH BEFORE
ALL PRIVATE HOSPITALS, WHETHER IN RECEIPT OF LAND GRANT OR NOT, HOSPITAL STANDARDS" EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH THE "GUIDE TO
ARE ALSO WHICH WAS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH IN APRIL 1992.
THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF STAFFING FOR A HOSPITAL DEPENDS ON THE OF NATURE AND SCOPE OF SERVICE PROVIDED, THE CASE-MIX AND THE NUMBER PATIENTS SERVED. ACCORDINGLY IT IS CONSIDERED NOT PRACTICAL TO IMPOSE ARE A RIGID
THESE HOSPITALS STAFFING RATIO ON PRIVATE HOSPITALS.
EXERCISE DISCRETION ALLOWED TO
AND FLEXIBILITY TO DEPLOY HUMAN RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH.
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