Overview of the Health Care System in Hong Kong
Find out the healthcare services provided by the public and private sectors in Hong Kong.
Find out the healthcare services provided by the public and private sectors in Hong Kong.
Led by the Government, eHRSS is a territory-wide, patient-oriented electronic sharing platform. Know more about the system and how to register here.
VHIS is a policy initiative introduced by the Health Bureau to regulate indemnity hospital insurance plans offered to individuals, with voluntary participation by insurance companies and consumers. Find out more information here.
Find the full list of local public hospitals and institutions and learn about their scope of services, visiting hours and contact numbers.
This webpage provides a list of registered private hospitals with addresses, contact details and links to their website.
Find the locations, telephone numbers and operation hours of clinics and centres specialised in different kinds of health services under the Department of Health such as Maternal and Child Health Centres, Woman Health Centres, Elderly Health Centres, Chest Clinics, etc.
Check out the locations and service hours of the General Out-patient Clinics run by the Hospital Authority and how to make advance appointment.
Find out more about the various Community Medical Services run by the Hospital Authority, including nursing services, the psychiatric team, etc.
The Primary Care Directory provides the public and primary care providers an easily accessible electronic database containing practice information and professional qualification of primary care professionals of various disciplines in the community.
Check out the fees and charges of medical services provided by public hospitals and clinics and the eligibility for these services.
Under the medical fee waiving mechanism, recipients of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and the vulnerable groups are waived from payment of public health care expenses when they meet certain financial and social criteria. Find out more information here.
The Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme (HCVS) aims to subsidise eligible elders’ use of private primary healthcare services. At present, the annual voucher amount for each eligible elder aged 65 or above is $2,000. Unspent vouchers can be carried forward and accumulated, subject to a ceiling of $8,000.
The Samaritan Fund, managed by the Hospital Authority, aims to provide financial assistance to needy patients who requires designated Privately Purchase Medical Items or new technologies in the course of medical treatment.
The Fund provides financial assistance for tetraplegic patients in need including allowances for purchase of medical and rehabilitation items, personal helpers and medical consumables. Check out the details here.