An aerial view of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital. Sun Yuchen
The phase II project of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital (HKU-SZH) has been initially launched and is planned to be completed by the end of 2024, HKU-SZH disclosed at a press conference on the 8th anniversary of its founding, yesterday.
The project, an emphasis on the hospital’s development plan in the next five years, includes an inpatient building that will accommodate 1,000 hospital beds and prioritize the provision of medical services of pediatrics and oncology. The new building will be put into use in early 2025, the hospital said.
According to the hospital’s plan, the phase II project will set up shared medical departments such as operating rooms, intensive care units, and an endoscopy center, establish a multi-disciplinary children’s center and cancer center, and integrate the characteristic medical resources of the hospital.
Lo Chung-mau, chief executive of HKU-SZH, explained that multi-disciplinary joint outpatient service based on the multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) model is a medical development trend, which can maximize the integration of resources and advantages of various disciplines and improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment.
“From the perspective of patient experience, the advantage of building a multi-disciplinary center is that patients can experience ‘one-stop’ services without repeatedly registering with multiple departments,” Lo said.
Additionally, the scientific research building of the phase II project will encompass a clinical trial center, a bioinformatics laboratory, an artificial intelligence platform, a digital medical platform, a tissue sample bank, an animal laboratory and a preclinical animal experiment evaluation center, according to the hospital’s plan.
Over the next five years, HKU-SZH will introduce research teams from the University of Hong Kong to build a clinical and translational medicine research center in the planned Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone.
To meet citizens’ demand for high-end medical services, the hospital’s International Medical Center (IMC) will continue to provide new services.