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New Territories East Cluster

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New Territories East Cluster
新界東醫院聯網
Formation1 October 2001 (2001-10-01)
Region
Hong Kong
ServicesHealthcare
Cluster Chief Executive
Dr Beatrice Cheng
Parent organisation
Hospital Authority
ExpensesIncreaseHK$12.28 billion (2020)
Staff
13,061
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 Beatrice Cheng.

Services

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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 March 2019, the cluster has 4,927 in-patient beds and 13,061 full-time equivalent staff.[2]

Finance

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "NTEC Biennial Report 2018-2020" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cluster Report 2018–2020 (PDF). Hong Kong: New Territories East Cluster. March 2021.
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