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Accident and emergency service in public hospitals
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ya and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Doris Ho, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Is the Government aware, in respect of the past year, of:
(a)
(b)
(©)
the total number of patients who attended the accident and emergency departments in public hospitals, and the number of such patients who
were -
(11)
admitted into hospital wards directly,
(ii) admitted into observation wards and later transferred to hospital
wards, and
(iii) admitted into observation wards and later discharged;
the number of patients admitted into observation wards in public hospitals, whose condition had deteriorated and who -
(i) were required to undergo operation;
(ii) were required to receive treatment in the intensive care units, and
(iii) died within 24 hours of admission; and
the number of patients who attended the accident and emergency departments in public hospitals but were refused admission initially and who -
were later admitted into hospital for treatment, and
(i)
(ii)
died within 48 hours?