The new emergency department of Kwong Wah Hospital was opened at 31:<> a.m. (<>st), the entrance was moved from Wota Old Road to Bi Street, and notices were set up at multiple entrances and exits of Bi Street and Wotah Old Road, as well as the old and new buildings of the hospital, to remind the public of the location of the entrance of the new A&E department. However, there are still members of the public who go to the wrong entrance and exit of the hospital three times before successfully reaching the entrance and exit of Bi Street, and it is recommended that the hospital set up more clear notices.


The new emergency department of Kwong Wah Hospital opened today (31st), and some patients did not know that the entrance location was moved from Wota Old Road to Bi Street (Photo by Cheung Ho-wai)

The longest waiting time in the morning is two hours, the shortest in Kowloon

The new emergency department of Kwong Wah Hospital was opened today (31st), the entrance was moved from Wota Old Road to Bi Street, the new emergency room is 2.6 times the area of the old emergency room, there are many citizens waiting for medical treatment in the lobby, and there are also many queues at the registration station. Television screens in the waiting room showed that as of 10:30 a.m., the maximum waiting time for patients in the past few hours was more than two hours. According to the HA website, Kwong Wah Hospital's A&E waiting time is the shortest among hospitals in Kowloon.

In response to the opening of the new A&E Unit, notices were set up at various entrances and exits of the new and old buildings of the hospital along Bi Street and Wotah Old Road, as well as in the old and new buildings of the hospital, reminding the public that the entrance to the new A&E Department was located on Bik Street, and volunteers were arranged to provide assistance.

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Television in the waiting room showed that at 10:30 a.m., the maximum waiting time for patients in the past few hours was more than two hours. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Some patients did not know the entrance to the emergency department and went to the wrong hospital three locations

Although there are multiple notices in the hospital, some members of the public still mistakenly go to the old emergency room. Mr. Wu, who accompanied his wife to the emergency department, said that when he first went to Kwong Wah Hospital, he did not know the location of the emergency department, and went to the old emergency room, the new hospital building, the emergency room ambulance station, and finally reached the entrance and exit of Bi Street. Mr Ng believes that the opening of the new emergency room will allow more signage and clearer instructions to prevent members of the public from going to the wrong entrance.

The new emergency department of Kwong Wah Hospital opened on Wednesday The area has increased by nearly 2.6 times, which is expected to improve the waiting situation, and the first phase of reconstruction of Kwong Wah Hospital has been completed, and the day medical service will be moved at the end of the month The new emergency department will be opened next month, and the new board of directors of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals will take office The chairman revealed a number of constructions, including the second phase of reconstruction of Kwong Wah Hospital