Due to factors such as an aging population,the Hospital Authority(HA)of Hong Kong is facing a contradiction between limited health resource supply and continuously increasing demand.In order to effectively address challenges,the HA prompted three measures to bridging the demand-supply gap.The HA relied on its management system advantages to continuously increase its capital construction to enhance the service capacity of public health institutions;transformed service delivery mode so as to improve the experience,quality,and efficiency of service delivery;established cooperation with private service providers and communities to shunt population health demand.The practices of HA can provide reference for public hospitals and their sponsors in other regions of China.
Hospitals,publicPublic hospital reformHigh-quality developmentThe Hospital Authority of Hong KongDemand-supply gap