Kai Tak Hospital, the largest public hospital in Hong Kong, will be put into use in phases starting from the 5th

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 4 (Reporter Qiu Zhaoxiang) Hong Kong Kai Tak Hospital held a press conference in Hong Kong on the 4th to introduce that the hospital will be put into use in phases starting from the 5th. As the largest public hospital in Hong Kong, Kai Tak Hospital will assume the role of a public medical hub in Kowloon District, support the network of other hospitals in Kowloon District, and further strengthen the public medical service capabilities in the region.

On October 4, Hong Kong Kai Tak Hospital held a press conference in Hong Kong and stated that the hospital will be put into use in the first phase from the 5th. The picture shows Cheung Fu-chi (left), director of the Kowloon Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Cluster and administrative director of Kai Tak Hospital, and Zhou Baoling, general administrative manager (planning and development) of the Kowloon Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Cluster, attending the press conference. Photo by China News Service reporter Qiu Zhaoxiang

According to reports, Kai Tak Hospital has a total floor area of approximately 500,000 square meters and will be equipped with 2,400 beds and 37 operating rooms when fully operational. The five buildings in the hospital are the emergency building, administration building, teaching and training building, specialist outpatient building and oncology building. Their services cover a total population of 1.8 million in Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong. The hospital is the largest public hospital in Hong Kong in terms of total size and number of beds.

Kai Tak Hospital will be put into use in two phases. Among them, the Comprehensive Family Medicine Center will be the first to be put into operation in the first phase. Specialty outpatient clinics, diagnostic and interventional radiology departments, and blood drawing services will also be put into use in batches during the first phase. Major clinical services such as inpatient, surgical and emergency departments are expected to be operational in 2028.

Zhou Baoling, Chief Administrative Manager (Planning and Development) of the Kowloon Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Cluster, said that with the simultaneous expansion of the hospital's hardware facilities and service resources, the hospital has also carried out systematic upgrades in service processes and other aspects, hoping that Hong Kong citizens can actually feel that the medical treatment experience has been significantly improved.