The Department of Health today announced the extension of the Elderly Health Care Voucher (EHCV) to Zhongshan Chen Xinghai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese & Western Medicine in Zhongshan (ZSCXH) from July 18.

By then, together with the two service points operated by the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital at its hospital and the Huawei Li Zhi Yuan Community Health Service Center as well as the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, eligible Hong Kong seniors can use the EHCVs for outpatient healthcare services at four Greater Bay Area (GBA) service points.

The elderly will be able to use EHCVs to pay for outpatient healthcare services provided by 13 designated departments of the hospital: General Outpatient Clinic, Internal Medicine Department, Surgical Department, Health Check Center, Disease Prevention Center, Emergency Department, Dental Department, Disease Prevention Center by Herbal Medicine, Rehabilitation Department, Massage Department, Orthopaedics Department, Gynaecology Department and Ophthalmology Department.

The arrangements for shared use of EHCVs between spouses and the EHCV Pilot Reward Scheme under the EHCV Scheme are equally applicable to the ZSCXH. Seniors receiving designated primary healthcare outpatient services for health checks, and preventive and follow-up/monitoring of long-term conditions provided by the 13 aforementioned departments at that hospital can accumulate EHCV spending and be allotted rewards.

The elderly intending to use EHCVs at the ZSCXH should undergo identity verification and registration by presenting a valid Hong Kong identity card or Certificate of Exemption issued by the Immigration Department at the Hong Kong Elderly Health Care Voucher Reception at the lobby on 1/F of the hospital.

Elderly persons not having their first appointment at the hospital can make reservations through the official WeChat service account of the hospital. The fees for the healthcare services provided by the hospital are denominated in renminbi.

Hong Kong seniors using EHCVs at any designated medical institution in the GBA should register with eHealth ahead of time. After joining eHealth, they can make use of its mobile app to check their EHCV balance and usage record, as well as access at any time important information such as their medications, allergies and adverse drug reactions stored in the eHealth app.

For those who wish to use EHCVs at the GBA medical institutions but have not yet registered with eHealth, the medical institutions will register eHealth for them upon getting their consent so that they can use EHCVs right away.

Moreover, seniors cannot use EHCVs together with national medical insurance to pay the fees of the same healthcare service encounter. The scope of using EHCVs on the Mainland is the same as that in Hong Kong, which does not include inpatient services, prepaid healthcare services and day surgery procedures.

Furthermore, EHCVs cannot be used solely for the purchase of goods, medication, medical equipment or products, nor can they be redeemed for cash.

The EHCV Scheme subsidises eligible Hong Kong people aged 65 and above with an annual amount of $2,000, with the accumulation limit set at $8,000, to enable them to choose private primary healthcare services that best suit their health needs.

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