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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?