Case study
HKSH traces its origins back to 1922 – just a year after Dr Frederick Banting first identified and isolated pancreatic insulin and in doing so, provided the first effective treatment for diabetes. HKSH...
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All private hospitals in Hong Kong are operating in a highly competitive field where standards are extremely high and where patient expectations are also among the highest in the world due to the...
View ArticleRegulations/reforms
In Hong Kong the Hospital Authority (HA) is an independent body that takes responsibility for managing all public hospitals. The Department of Health (DH), the government’s adviser on health matters...
View ArticleWhy do I need to know?
Hong Kong’s private healthcare industry is one of the world’s best examples of the benefits of privately funded hospitals that are certainly run to make a profit. However, they also make use of the...
View ArticleFramework
As in many other countries, there is a dual healthcare system in Hong Kong. The public healthcare sector is highly effective, extremely devoted to patients and very hard-working. However, some believe...
View ArticleIntroduction
Whereas public healthcare in Hong Kong is often considered restrictive and treatment is most commonly determined solely by those in authority, private healthcare seeks more to consider the individual...
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