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Kong has many private hospitals, but not all have an outpatient
department, which means they are not suitable for emergency treatment.
Private health care is also quite expensive, so many expatriates insist
on having health insurance included in their employment packages.
Doctors and hospitals generally do not accept credit cards and require
immediate cash payment for health services.
All
Hong Kong's public hospitals and government clinics are available to
everyone, but services and facilities are strictly no frills and you may
have to wait long hours while more urgent cases are dealt with. Fees in
public hospitals and clinics are subsidized. Patients in general wards
of public hospitals are charged HK$68 a day, a fee that includes food,
accommodation, tests, medicine and surgery. A consultation at a general
outpatient clinic costs HK$37, while a specialist consultation costs
HK$44 per session.
For
ambulance service, dial 999 and a government ambulance will take the
patient to the nearest emergency facility or a private hospital if time
allows.
The
following private or sub-vented hospitals offer a complete range of
emergency, X-ray, and other facilities:
Hong Kong Adventist
40 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong
Emergency: +852 2574-6211
Hong Kong Baptist
Hospital
220 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Emergency: +852 2339-8888
Matilda and War Memorial
41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong
Emergency: +852 2849-0111
Other Private
Hospitals
Canossa Hospital
1 Old Peak Road
Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2522-2181
The Duchess of Kent
Children's Hospital
12 Sandy Bay Road
Sandy Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2817-7111
Hong Kong Central
Hospital
1B Lower Albert Road
Central
Tel: +852 2522-3141
St. Paul's Hospital
2 Eastern Hospital Road
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2890-6008
Visit the Hong
Kong Hospital Authority Web site for a comprehensive list of
public hospitals.
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