Isolation facility ready for use

July 23, 2020

Tin Shui Wai Hospital Deputy Hospital Chief Executive Dr Larry Lee:

For the community isolation facility (CIF) in the Lei Yue Mun Park & Holiday Village, the capacity, what we are going to start with is, we call it Site B, around 230. And there will be another site, Site A, which is a separate site with a smaller capacity, with around 120. So a total of around 350 capacity can be provided for the isolation as a second tier. 

The criteria will be the age, firstly, aged less than 50 and also they have to have the fever down for more than 48 hours and also they need to be mobile. They need to be in good health and also they can’t have any major long-term disease and also they can’t have any diarrhoea. And of course, they can’t be small kids and can’t be pregnant ladies. But we do accept some families as special cases.

The initial phase of the CIF will be supported by the accident and emergency department colleagues. And after that there will be staff relocated from different clusters, so at the moment, we have six doctors who have committed to help and there are a lot more coming and same as the nursing staff, the response is overwhelming which is very encouraging to us.

Hospital Authority Chief Nursing Officer Leung Ming:

We have recruited 23 nurses ready for the service. The 23 nurses can take up the three shift duties per day. For the morning duty and the afternoon duty, we have five nurses on-site to take up different processes and responsibilities. For the night, we understand that there may be fewer activities, so we have two nurses to take up night duty. So the 23 nurses can maintain the shifts that I mentioned.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government has converted Lei Yue Mun Park & Holiday Village into a community isolation facility, which will accept patients starting on July 24.

At a press conference today, the Hospital Authority said the facility comprises of two sites to provide 350 beds.

Patients staying at this facility must be less than 50 years old, fever-free for 48 hours before admission and need to be mobile.

They must also be in good health without any major long-term disease and cannot have diarrhoea. Also, no children and pregnant women can stay at the facility, but some families will be accepted as special cases.

Tin Shui Wai Hospital Deputy Hospital Chief Executive Dr Larry Lee explained that accident and emergency department colleagues will support the initial phase of the community isolation facility’s operation.

"At the moment, we have six doctors who have committed to help and there are a lot more coming and same as the nursing staff, the response is overwhelming which is very encouraging to us."

Hospital Authority Chief Nursing Officer Leung Ming added that 23 nurses are ready to take up three shifts per day.

He said: "For the morning duty and the afternoon duty, we have five nurses on-site to take up different processes and responsibilities.

"For the night, we understand that there may be fewer activities, so we have two nurses to take up night duty. So the 23 nurses can maintain the shifts that I mentioned."