Hong Kong A&E patients top 6,000 a day
30-Dec-15, EJ Insight
Accident and emergency (A&E) services at public hospitals are under serious stress, as the number of people using them each day has surpassed 6,000, Headline Daily reported Wednesday.
A total of 6,315 people sought help at A&E departments Monday, it said.
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Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long and Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan received patients 10 percent beyond their capacity, and patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei exceeded its capacity by over 20 percent.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 169 of every 1,000 patients presented flu symptoms, including upper respiratory tract infections, fever, coughing, sore throat and pneumonia, meaning the outbreak is posing an increasing threat.