Two worst Hong Kong public hospitals for emergency surgeries named
In an assessment based on mortality rates, authorities say no significant reasons could be identified in explaining the less satisfactory results
North District Hospital and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital performed worst in Hong Kong when it came to emergency surgeries, according to the latest assessment of public hospitals.
An annual report by the Hospital Authority released on Friday looked at the hospitals’ surgical performance based on mortality rates after operations. The assessment covered 17 public hospitals that offered major operations between July 2016 to June last year.
However, this was the first time since 2008/2009, when the assessment began, that no hospitals were considered to be underperforming in elective operations.
During the assessed period, a total of 5,756 emergency operations and 20,172 elective operations were performed. Overall crude mortality rates for elective procedures was 0.3 per cent, and the rate for emergencies was 5 per cent. Both categories saw record lows.
In emergency surgeries, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Tseung Kwan O Hospital performed better than their counterparts in terms of mortalities within 30 days after operation. But North District Hospital and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital compared unfavourably.
