Hospital Authority
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Logo of the Hospital Authority
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| Abbreviation | HA |
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| Established | 1 December 1990 |
| Legal status | Statutory body |
| Headquarters | Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′28″N 114°11′00″E / 22.3244°N 114.1833°ECoordinates: 22°19′28″N 114°11′00″E / 22.3244°N 114.1833°E |
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Region
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Hong Kong |
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Chairman
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John Leong Chi-yan |
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Chief Executive
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Leung Pak-yin |
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Budget
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Staff
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67,000 |
| Website | www |
The Hospital Authority (Chinese: 醫院管理局) is a statutory body managing all the public hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Government. Its chairman is John Leong Chi-yan.
Before the establishment of the authority, all health and medical issues were under the management of the Medical and Health Department. In 1990, a new health administration system was introduced. The department became the Department of Health and in 1991, the management of all the public hospitals was passed to a new statutory body, the Hospital Authority, which was established in 1990 under the Hospital Authority Ordinance. In 2003, the General Outpatient Clinics of Department of Health were transferred to the authority.
Hospital Authority has been providing services to the public under a cluster-based structure since 1993. It currently manages 42 public hospitals and institutions, 48 specialist outpatient clinics and 73 general outpatient clinics. These facilities are organised into seven hospital clusters according to their geographical locations, as shown in the table below. Each hospital cluster comprises a mix of acute and convalescent or rehabilitation hospitals to provide a full range of healthcare services.
According to the Hospital Authority Ordinance (Cap 113), the Chief Executive of Hong Kong appoints members of the Hospital Authority Board governing the authority. The present board consists of 27 members, including the chairman. Membership of the authority comprises 23 non-public officers, three public officers and the chief executive of the authority. Apart from the chief executive of the authority, other members are not remunerated in the capacity as board members.
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