Table 1.
Characteristics of 7 acute regional hospitals (Queen Mary Hospital, Hospital A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, and F1) within the public hospital service network in Hong Kong over 5 years∗
| Queen Mary Hospital | Average of 7 hospitals | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of hospital beds | 1,698 (100%) | 1,640 (100%) | NA |
| No. of pediatric beds | 137 (8.1%) | 99 (6.1%) | <.05 |
| No. of isolation beds | 90 (5.3%) | 148 (9.1%) | <.05 |
| No. of medical staff per 1,000 hospital beds | <.05† | ||
| 2009-2010 (baseline) | 309 (100%) | 295 (100%) | |
| 2010-2011 (% change with baseline) | 315 (+1.9%) | 293 (–0.7%) | |
| 2011-2012 (% change with baseline) | 326 (+5.5%) | 299 (+1.4%) | |
| 2012-2013 (% change with baseline) | 331 (+7.1%) | 302 (+2.4%) | |
| 2013-2014 (% change with baseline) | 327 (+5.8%) | 306 (+3.7%) | |
| No. of nursing staff per 1,000 hospital beds | NS | ||
| 2009-2010 (baseline) | 993 (100%) | 914 (100%) | |
| 2010-2011 (% change with baseline) | 1,025 (+3.2%) | 911 (–0.3%) | |
| 2011-2012 (% change with baseline) | 1,060 (+6.7%) | 957 (+4.7%) | |
| 2012-2013 (% change with baseline) | 1,115 (+12.3%) | 1,006 (10.1%) | |
| 2013-2014 (% change with baseline) | 1,092 (+10.0%) | 1,053 (+15.2%) | |
| No. of hospital discharges | NS | ||
| 2009-2010 (baseline) | 119,781 (100%) | 124,862 (100%) | |
| 2010-2011 (% change with baseline) | 124,017 (+3.5%) | 131,211 (+5.1%) | |
| 2011-2012 (% change with baseline) | 132,103 (+10.3%) | 138,407 (+10.8%) | |
| 2012-2013 (% change with baseline) | 134,907 (+12.6%) | 142,303 (+14.0%) | |
| 2013-2014 (% change with baseline) | 139,396 (+16.4%) | 144,317 (+15.6%) | |
| No. of patients attending specialist outpatient clinics | <.05 | ||
| 2009-2010 (baseline) | 597,872 (100%) | 548,269 (100%) | |
| 2010-2011 (% change with baseline) | 640,333 (+7.1%) | 570,066 (+4.0%) | |
| 2011-2012 (% change with baseline) | 666,788 (+11.5%) | 580,192 (+5.8%) | |
| 2012-2013 (% change with baseline) | 690,407 (+15.5%) | 596,348 (+8.8%) | |
| 2013-2014 (% change with baseline) | 718,348 (+20.2%) | 605,667 (+10.5%) | |
| Special service provision‡ | Liver, heart, lung, and adult and pediatric blood and marrow transplantation | NA§ | NA |
| Infection control practice | Proactive infection control measures in additional to standard and transmission based precautions|| | Following standard infection control practice according to standard and transmission based precautions | NA |
NA, not applicable; NS, not statistically significant.
The data are presented as financial year using April 1 as the cut-off date according to the Hospital Authority Annual Report (http://www.ha.org.hk/gallery/ha_publications.asp?Library_ID=12&lang=en).
Queen Mary Hospital has significantly more medical staff due to the provision of special clinical services.
Special service provision in addition to acute medical, surgical, pediatric, and orthopedic services.
Another tertiary referral center in Hong Kong also provides pediatric blood and marrow transplantation service.
Refer to Table 3 for details of proactive infection control measures in Queen Mary Hospital.