Press Release
22 December 2006

MediLink Teleline Provides Access to Medical Consultation during The Christmas Holiday


The Hong Kong Medical Association MediLink toll-free telephone hotline sponsored by Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited, will be in operation again to provide information about access to medical consultation during the 3-days Christmas Holiday from 24 to 26 December 2006.

 

The MediLink telephone hotline operates in 3 languages: Cantonese, Putonghua and English.  Members of the public can access the MediLink hotline service by calling to obtain the telephone numbers of doctors who will provide medical consultations during the holidays.  Doctors' information provided by the MediLink was grouped into 18 geographic districts.  Callers can choose their preferred districts as instructed.  The MediLink hotline information can also be obtained from the HKMA web site at http://www.hkma.org.

 

For the 3 days Holidays, a total of 152 private medical practitioners, 13 private hospital outpatient departments and 11 public clinics registered with the MediLink, offering medical consultation services.

 

The MediLink telephone hotline was first launched in December 1995 with the sponsorship of Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited.

 

22 December 2006

 

Notes to editors:

 

The Hong Kong Medical Association, founded in 1920, aims to bring together Hong Kong's government, institutional, university and private medical practitioners for an effective exchange of views and co-ordination of efforts.  The foremost objective of the Association is to safeguard and promote public health.  The Association speaks collectively for its members and aims to keep its members abreast of medical ethics, issues and advances around the world.  In fulfilling these goals, the association hopes to better serve the people of Hong Kong.

 

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MediLink Teleline Service (24 to 26 December 2006)

醫訊通資訊服務(二零零年十二月廿四至廿六日)

 

Registration Statistics 登記數據

 

(1)               Private Medical Practitioners 私人執業醫生

 

        Daily Breakdown of Doctors Registered with MediLink

醫訊通醫生每日登記開診人數

 

 

 

24-12-2006

25-12-2006

26-12-2006

Hong Kong Island

香港區

 

 

 

Central & Western District

中西區

8

7

8

Eastern District

東區

13

12

13

Island

離島

0

0

0

Southern District

南區

3

3

3

Wanchai

灣仔

3

5

5

 

Kowloon

九龍

 

 

 

Kowloon City

九龍城

8

8

8

Kwun Tong

觀塘

6

7

7

Sham Shui Po

深水埗

7

7

7

Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙

5

5

5

Yau Tsim Mong

油尖旺

9

9

9

 

New Territories

新界區

 

 

 

Kwai Tsing

葵青

10

9

10

Northern District

北區

7

8

8

Sai Kung

西貢

12

5

12

Shatin

沙田

8

7

10

Tai Po

大埔

5

6

6

Tsuen Wan

荃灣

11

11

11

Tuen Mun

屯門

12

12

12

Yuen Long

元朗

14

16

16

 

Total 總數

 

141

137

150

 

 

 

 

(2)               Hospital Authority Public Clinics 醫院管理局門診服務

 

 

Tel 電話

Hong Kong Island

香港區

 

Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic

貝夫人普通科門診診所

Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club Clinic

筲箕灣賽馬會診所

Kowloon

九龍區

 

K.T. Jockey Club Health Centre

觀塘賽馬會健康院

Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic

戴麟趾夫人普通科門診診所

Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic

柏立基普通科門診診所

Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Clinic

油麻地賽馬會分科診所

New Territories

新界區

 

Lik Yuen Health Centre

瀝源健康院

Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club Clinic

石湖墟賽馬會診所

Tai Po Jockey Club Clinic

大埔賽馬會診所

Tuen Mun Clinic

屯門診所

Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre

元朗賽馬會健康院

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total 總數:11

 

(3)               Private Hospital Outpatients Department 私家醫院門診部

 

Hospitals

醫院名稱

Tel 電話

Canossa Hospital

嘉諾撒醫院

/ (ext. 117)

Evangel Hospital

播道醫院

Hong Kong Adventist Hospital

港安醫院

Hong Kong Central Hospital

港中醫院

/

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

養和醫院

/

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital

浸會醫院

Matilda International Hospital

明德國際醫院

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital

聖母醫院

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)

寶血醫院(明愛)

(Ext. 109 or 110)

St. Paul’s Hospital

聖保祿醫院

or

St. Teresa's Hospital

聖德肋撒醫院

Tseun Wan Adventist Hospital

荃灣港安醫院

Union Hospital

仁安醫院

/ 26083352

Total 總數:13

 

(4)               Daily Breakdown of Doctors Registered with MediLink

醫訊通醫生每日登記開診人數

 

Private Medical Practitioners 私人執業醫生

Date 日期

No. of Doctors 醫生人數

24-12-2006

141

25-12-2006

137

26-12-2006

150