Tin Shui Wai Hospital

On 8 February 2013, Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved the funding of HK$3,910.9 million for the Tin Shui Wai Hospital project. The construction works commenced in February 2013.

A community oil painting activity was organized by the contractor of TSWH to enhance community engagement. Students from primary and secondary schools in Tin Shui Wai were invited to submit paintings outlining the new hospital and healthcare professionals. Their paintings were subsequently displayed on the hoardings of construction site. Award of appreciation was presented to the students to acknowledge their participation.

    

Members of the Culture, Recreation, Community Service and Housing Committee of the Yuen Long District Council were invited to visit the construction site of Tin Shui Wai Hospital. Representatives from New Territories West Cluster and Architectural Services Department updated members of the progress of construction works.

    

The new Tin Shui Wai Hospital (TSWH) is scheduled to commence patient service in
phases from 9 January 2017 to meet the service demand of Tin Shui Wai
residents.

The Hospital Chief Executive of TSWH, Dr Deacons Yeung said, “In the initial phase,
ambulatory service will be provided from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, including
specialist out-patient clinics for medicine and geriatrics, orthopaedics and
traumatology, and family medicine; while renal dialysis, allied health,
diagnostic radiology, pharmacy and community nursing will also be put into
operation at the same time.

As more time is required to prepare for the opening of A&E service to ensure
the provision of safe and quality care with comprehensive support to emergency
patients, the A&E Department of TSWH will commence the first phase of
service on 15 March 2017 by operating from 8am to 4pm daily.”

Dr Yeung added that after service commencement in the initial stage, the New
Territories West Cluster will assess various factors including operation,
service demand, patient safety and human resources of the new hospital in order
to decide the commencement schedule of other services.

   

Tin Shui Wai Hospital (TSWH) will commence daily 8-hour Accident and Emergency
(A&E) services with effect from 8am on 15 March 2017 in order to provide a
more comprehensive healthcare service for residents in Tin Shui Wai district
and areas nearby.

In the initial phase, the 8-hour A&E services of TSWH open from 8am to 4pm
daily with an estimation of 150 to 200 attendances per day. The Hospital Chief
Executive of TSWH, Dr Deacons Yeung, said TSWH A&E is the third A&E
department in the New Territories West Cluster. This new service point not only
provides convenience to Tin Shui Wai residents, but also shares the workload of
both the Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) and Pok Oi Hospital (POH). 

 “According to our statistics, among the daily
attendances at A&E departments of TMH and POH, around 250 of them are
residents of Tin Shui Wai and around half of them attended the service between
8am to 4pm. Therefore, after service commencement of TSWH A&E, it is
estimated that around 50 percent of Tin Shui Wai residents who require
emergency medical service could be covered”, said Dr Yeung.