The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong will launch 24-hour inpatient services in December, the first of its kind in the city, and charge patients HK$980 (US$125) per day for subsidised care, more than three times the fee at public hospitals.The city’s first dedicated traditional Chinese medicine hospital will also launch 10 additional special disease programmes within this year to help treat conditions such as Eczema and Parkinson’s disease.The hospital, which was opened last December in Tseung Kwan O, aims to provide services for more complex cases under a model that features Chinese medicine as the primary approach, integrated with Western medicine.
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TUE · 2026-08-25 · 11:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0825-105705
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Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital to start 24-hour inpatient services in December
Hong Kong's first dedicated Chinese Medicine Hospital, located in Tseung Kwan O, will begin offering 24-hour inpatient services in December. This new service will cost patients HK$980 (US$125) per day for subsidized care, a rate significantly higher than public hospitals.
Fiona SunSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-25 · 11:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's first dedicated Chinese Medicine Hospital, located in Tseung Kwan O, will begin offering 24-hour inpatient services in December. This new service will cost patients HK$980 (US$125) per day for subsidized care, a rate significantly higher than public hospitals. The hospital, which opened last December, also plans to introduce 10 new special disease programs within this year. These programs will focus on treating conditions such as eczema and Parkinson's disease. The hospital's objective is to manage more complex cases by prioritizing Chinese medicine while integrating Western medical approaches.
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