University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital

University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Traditional Chinese 香港大學深圳醫院
Simplified Chinese 香港大学深圳医院

University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital (HKU-SZ; 香港大学深圳医院) is a public hospital in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[1] The 600 bed hospital is one of the two teaching hospitals of the University of Hong Kong, and the Shenzhen municipal government constructed and provided funding for the facility.[2] In 2015 The Wall Street Journal described the hospital, which was developed to conform to international medical standards, as "a key part of China’s health-care system overhaul."[3]

History

The hospital opened in 2012. Its first head was Grace Tang Wai-king.[4] The Shenzhen municipal government spent 4 billion yuan (about $624 million U.S. dollars) constructing the hospital.[3]

The hospital did not accept hongbao (red packets filled with cash) from patients in exchange for preferential service to them, and has been more conservative in giving out medications and intravenous therapy. For these reasons some patients had filed complaints against the style of healthcare given at HKU-SZH. The Chinese government had fully subsidized HKU-ZSH, but the hospital operated at heavy financial losses despite that.[3] By 2014 HKU and the Shenzhen government were disputing which party should cover the 200 million Hong Kong dollar advance for clinical management and supervision.[5] In 2014 the hospital received some subsidies, and at that time it began operating without a loss. By 2015 there had been steady increases in the numbers of patients.[3] In 2015 the head of the governing council of HKU stated that HKU-SZH is expected to repay the HK$200M advance by 2023.[6]

On 14 November 2016 Professor Lo Chung-mau was scheduled to become the head of HKU-SZH, replacing Grace Tang. He is a liver transplant expert, member of the HKU university council, and the head of surgery of HKU.[4] In October 2016 Lo stated that there will be a new pricing policy.[7] According to The Standard "[i]t is believed" that Lo is intended to establish an organ transplant programme at HKU-SZH.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital. Retrieved on November 26, 2016. "Address: The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, 1, Haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R.C." - Chinese address: "联系地址：广东深圳市福田区海园一路（白石路与侨城东路交汇）香港大学深圳医院"
  2. ↑ Lee, Ella (2010-03-22). "HKU Shenzhen Hospital shuns mainland habits". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wang, Shirley S. (2015-09-11). "Hospital's Struggles Show Challenges for China Health-Care Reform". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-11-27. (Archive)
  4. 1 2 3 "Lo in Shenzhen Hospital top job". The Standard. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. ↑ Nip, Amy (2014-06-26). "HKU's HK$200m bill for mainland hospital". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-11-27. - print title: "HKU's HK$200m bill for mainland hospital"
  6. ↑ Cheung, Elizabeth (2015-10-05). "Shenzhen hospital to pay University of Hong Kong advance by 2023". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  7. ↑ Cheung, Elizabeth (2016-10-31). "University of Hong Kong's Shenzhen hospital set for pricing revamp". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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