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New Territories East Cluster - Wikipedia

  • ️Mon Oct 01 2001

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New Territories East Cluster
新界東醫院聯網
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Logo of the New Territories East Cluster

Formation1 October 2001

Region

Hong Kong
ServicesHealthcare

Cluster Chief Executive

Dr Chung Kin-lai

Parent organisation

Hospital Authority
ExpensesIncreaseHK$12.28 billion (2020)
Staff13,061
Websitewww.ha.org.hk/ntec/

New Territories East Cluster (Chinese: 新界東醫院聯網) is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of seven public hospitals and ten general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population was 1,320,300. The current Cluster Chief Executive is Dr Chung Kin-lai.

New Territories East Cluster operates the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation, infirmary inpatient, and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population of the areas was 1,320,300.[1]

As of 31 March 2024, a total of 5,212 beds, including 4,183 for general care (acute and convalescent), 477 for infirmary care, and 552 for the mentally ill, were provided.[2]

The cluster is primarily funded by the Hong Kong Government subvention allocated by the Hospital Authority. For the year ended 31 March 2020, the cluster received HK$10.69 billion of recurrent government subvention. The total expenditure was HK$12.28 billion.[2]

  1. ^ "NTEC Biennial Report 2018-2020" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Introduction of New Territories East Cluster. Hong Kong: New Territories East Cluster. March 2024. Cite error: The named reference "Cluster Report 2018-2020" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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