Twenty-seven more medical institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have been granted to use drugs and medical devices from the two special administrative regions, it was announced on Monday.
This is part of a measure launched in 2021 to allow the pilot introduction of drugs and medical devices that have been used in Hong Kong and Macao for urgent clinical needs in Greater Bay Area cities.
Following the addition of this new group of facilities, located across eight mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, the total number of designated medical institutions under the measure reached 71, according to authorities in Guangdong province.
Compared to previous batches, this addition includes more outstanding medical institutions beyond Guangzhou and Shenzhen, accounting for about half of the newly added facilities. The selection features public and private hospitals, a children's hospital and a traditional Chinese medicine facility.
The Foshan C-MER Eye Hospital, part of a medical group founded by Hong Kong ophthalmologist Dennis Lam Shun-chiu, was removed from the overall list due to suspension of operations.
Since 2021, Guangdong has released three batches of designated medical institutions under the measure. To date, 40 different medicines and medical devices have been introduced from Hong Kong and Macao, benefiting approximately 17,000 patients.
The fourth batch of Greater Bay Area hospitals permitted to use drugs and medical devices from Hong Kong and Macao:
南方医科大学珠江医院 - Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
广州医科大学附属脑科医院 - The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
广东省第二人民医院 - Guangdong Second People's Hospital
广州新市医院 - Guangzhou Xinshi Hospital
广州开发区医院 (广州市黄埔区人民医院) - Guangzhou Development District Hospital
广州泰和肿瘤医院 - Guangzhou Concord Cancer Center
深圳市人民医院 - Shenzhen People's Hospital
深圳市儿童医院 - Shenzhen Children's Hospital
深圳市龙岗区耳鼻咽喉医院 - Shenzhen Longgang Otorhinolaryngology Hospital
中山大学附属第八医院 (深圳福田) - The 8th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
深圳前海泰康医院 - Shenzhen Qianhai Taikang Hospital
深圳大学总医院 - Shenzhen University General Hospital
深圳市盐田区人民医院 - Shenzhen Yantian District People's Hospital
珠海市中西医结合医院 - Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
佛山市第一人民医院 - The First People's Hospital of Foshan
南方医科大学第八附属医院 (佛山市顺德区第一人民医院) - The 8th Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University
佛山市南海区人民医院 (华南理工大学附属第六医院) - Foshan Nanhai District People's Hospital
广东省人民医院南海医院 - Nanhai Hospital of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
和祐至臻医院 - Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center
惠州市第一人民医院 - Huizhou First Hospital
惠州市中心人民医院 - Huizhou Central People's Hospital
惠阳三和医院 - Huiyang Sanhe Hospital
东莞市人民医院 - Dongguan People's Hospital
东莞康华医院 - Dongguan Kanghua Hospital
东莞台心医院 - Dongguan Taixin Hospital
中山市中医院 - Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
肇庆市第一人民医院 - The First People's Hospital of Zhaoqing
Removed designated hospital:
佛山希玛林顺潮眼科医院 - Foshan C-MER Eye Hospital
