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Chapter IV. A Centre of Excellence

Physical premises and arrangements were By the early 2000s, the Department
also upgraded. Queen Mary Hospital was responsible for caring for surgical
underwent a major expansion in the patients in five hospitals (Queen Mary,
1980s, when the New Clinical Building Tung Wah, Grantham, Duchess of Kent
was added to the site at the Professorial and Kwong Wah), as well as its main
Block to become the nerve centre for outpatient clinic at Sai Ying Pun Jockey
the Department. A dedicated Admission Club Polyclinic. It was overseeing more
Ward for surgical patients was established than 4,800 operations and more than
in 1993, which allowed for timely, efficient 12,100 endoscopic procedures a year.
and patient-centred management and the
triaging of emergency surgical patients. All of this was disrupted by the 2003 SARS
outbreak but, as Queen Mary Hospital
Specialist centres were established, some Chief Executive, Dr York Chow, noted
of which were supported through Wong’s in Wong’s Festschrift, Wong understood Hong Kong Surgical Forum in Janaury 1992. Professor EK
Yeoh was the first Chief Executive of the newly formed Hospital
fundraising, including the Lithotripsy the priorities. He volunteered early on Authority in 1990.
Centre, the Francis Tien Vascular to reduce non-essential and non-urgent
Diseases Centre, the Chiang Cheung elective cases, so more staff and ward
Chung Fong Surgery Day Centre, the space could deal with the crisis. He also
Surgical Endoscopy Centre, and the Burns mobilised his surgical nursing team,
Unit. In 2008, cardiothoracic surgery was specialised in intensive care, to lend a
relocated from Grantham Hospital to helping hand. Staff Round and Grand Ground at
Queen Mary Hospital. Queen Mary Hospital (circa 1990).

Operating theatre in the Main Block at Queen Mary Hospital (circa 1991). Open-heart surgery at Grantham Hospital (circa 1990).

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