Pursuant to the Service Deed signed by the Government, Hong Kong Baptist University (The Contractor) and HKBU Chinese Medicine Hospital Limited (The Operator), The Operator will provide subsidised services and Add-on Market Oriented Services as stipulated in the Service Deed with the Government. The major clinical services are:
The Chinese Medicine Hospital (CMH) will provide 400 beds, including 250 inpatient beds, 90 beds for day service, 40 beds for paediatrics (for both inpatient and day services) and 20 beds in the Clinical Trial & Research Centre (CTRC).
There will be 70 consultation rooms and 45 intervention rooms in the outpatient department of the CMH, with an estimated outpatient consultation attendances of 310 000 per annum.
| Period | Outpatient consultation Attendances | Day-patient Beds | In-patient Beds | CTRC Beds | High-Dependency Beds | Community Outreach Chinese Medicine Consultation Attendances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 48,900 | 25 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year 2 | 81,400 | 35 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Year 3 - 4 | Progressive expansion of services | |||||
| Year 5 (full services) | 310,000 | 100 | 276 | 20 | 4 | 3,000 |
* Six in-patient beds will be provided within the first year to cater for patients with clinical needs to stay overnight as in-patients.