1. The Role of Hospitals in the New Century Dr. Sammy S.C. Sou BDS, MDS, University of Hong Kong MPH, Harvard University Senior Hospital Executive Canossa Hospital (Caritas)

2. Gov’t Resources used 30% 70% People benefited 30% 70% Public Health Hospital

5. In the beginning, hospital was a place to die… Now, hospital is a place to get good care, expecting disease cured (or at least, not worsening so fast)… In the coming decades, hospital will be...

6. Acute Chronic Primary Secondary Tertiary Teaching for profit non-profit Charity Public Private??

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8. Disease pattern of developing countries has changed rapidly and followed closely to that of developed countries. Disease pattern in developed countries -- changed from acute to chronic

9. DEPRESSION has become the second most common killer disease…. Attempted suicide cases numbered to 7,000 in HK last year….

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12. MRI guided cryosurgery

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16.  Cost-benefit, market analysis  Transparency  Accountability  Competition (friendly) Downsizing ?  Evidence based practice

17. Efficiency to Size of hospitals Hospital size (no. of beds) Financial Performance 100 300 Downsizing of giant hospital ?

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21. Cyber café and internet into rooms Baby Smart Card

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23. Perception management : From the first step into the hospital to the last step out contact with of the premises

24. Determining Factors for the role of hospitals in this century Disease pattern Medical technology Budget or money Clients’ expectation and perception Information technology