Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital Adds 24-Hour Inpatient Care
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital said it will formally launch 24-hour inpatient services on December 11, extending its service model beyond outpatient and day inpatient care. In the first phase, the hospital will provide 93 regular inpatient beds, alongside two intensive care beds and 20 beds for its Clinical Trials and Research Centre.
Key Points
- The 93 regular beds will include 60 subsidised beds and 33 market-oriented self-financed beds, with the hospital aiming to expand to 400 beds by the end of 2030.
- The new service is intended for patients with complex or unstable conditions, severe symptoms, temporary loss of self-care ability, or a need for intensive treatment and round-the-clock monitoring.
- Subsidised inpatient care will use a package charge of HK$980 per day, covering accommodation, Chinese and Western medicine ward rounds, general tests, basic drugs and Chinese medicine treatment.
- Market-oriented inpatient care will offer itemised, simplified and package charging options; basic room rates start at HK$810 for a standard three-bed room, HK$1,600 for a two-bed room and HK$3,100 for a private room.
- The hospital will increase day inpatient beds from 25 to 35 and add 10 more disease-specific programmes in September and November, bringing the total to 12 by year-end.
Why It Matters
The expansion gives Hong Kong patients a new inpatient option centred on integrated Chinese and Western medicine, while broadening the role of Chinese medicine from primary care into secondary and tertiary services. For patients weighing cost and access, the hospital is also pairing the rollout with fee remission arrangements and expected coverage under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme from next year.