1989 Development of ICU in Hong Kong by Dr Tom Buckley
Written by Dr Tom Buckley, excerpted from HUNG CT (Editor-in-chief), et al. Ten Years and Beyond. Published by The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists, 1989-1999, pages 88-92.
About the author: Dr. Tom Buckley is currently Director of Intensive Care at Princess Margaret Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital.
The old Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Bonham Road, Hong Kong.
Prior to the introduction of Intensive Care Unit's (ICUs) in 1967, critically ill patients in Hong Kong were treated in the general wards with the emphasis being on crisis management. Hong Kong was a slow starter, with regard the development of intensive care facilities and once introduced, development proceeded in a sporadic and fragmentary fashion over the next 20 years.
General Development of Intensive Care in Hong Kong
The first ICUs were established at Nethersole Hospital on Hong Kong Island and Kwong Wah Hospital in Kowloon in 1967. These were officially opened in 1968 and an ICU was also opened at the Grantham Hospital. In 1970 an ICU was opened at Queen Mary Hospital and over the next decade many hospitals established their own ICUs.
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Milestones of Development
Milestones of the achievements of our specialty in reverse chronological order
2012
Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) was appointed by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA) to provide the first local and international benchmarked analysis of HKHA Intensive Care Unit (ICU) data. The total audited period was five years from 2007 to 2011. The international benchmarking was performed against the ICNARC’s Case Mix Programme Database of United Kingdom. The benchmarked analyses were done on many aspects including data quality; critical care provision; case mix; resource use and outcomes - crude and risk-adjusted hospital mortality.
Dec - Dr Anne Leung passed the post of ICM Training Officer to Dr Dominic So who was elected the new Training Officer in the HKCA ICU Board meeting. Dr Anne Leung was appointed HKCA (IC) Training officer since 2003. Regular tutorials have been held every Wednesday since Mar 2007. For the past years, a total of 12 ICM trainees have gone through this course.
2 Dec - Dr Chan Yan Fat, Alfred was elected new president of the Hong Kong Society of Critical Care Medicine
2 Dec - The Annual Scientific Meeting of the HKSCCM 2012 (Chairperson of the Organising Committee: Dr Anne Leung, QEH) was successfully held at the Eaton-Smart Hotel, Hong Kong.
Doctors Registered as Specialists in Intensive Care Under the Hong Kong Medical Council
In chronological order
1993
ANANDACIVA Sathasivam
AU-YEUNG Kin Wah
BUCKLEY Thomas Anthony
SO Hing Yu
SUN Kai On
YOUNG Kang Karl
1996
CHEUNG Po Wa
HO Edward Tat Fai
JOYNT Gavin Matthew
1998
YAP Hiu Yi
2002
CHAN King Chung Kenny
2003
CHOI Yuk Sang Gordon
2004
CHAU Chin Man
2005
SO Hui Kei Dominic
2010
CHAN Kai Man
KANDAMBY Darshana Hewa
TANG Kin Bong
2012
WAI Ka Ming
WAN Tsz Pan Winnie
YIP Hing Wah
2013
YIP Yu Yeung
In alphabetic order of names
Download list from the Hong Kong Medical Council here.
Doctors Registered as Specialists in Critical Care Medicine Under the Hong Kong Medical Council
In chronological order
1993
Dr CHENG Fan Fanny
Dr IP Kwok Tung
Dr LAI Kang Yiu
Dr WONG Kwan Keung Douglas
Dr YAN Wing Wa
1996
Dr CHAN Wai Ming
1997
Dr LAW Kin Ip
1998
Dr LAM Shiu Yuen Tony
Dr POON Yat Sing
Dr SIU Kin Lok
Dr SO Sheung On
Dr TSANG Hin Hung
1999
Dr CHOW Fu Loi
Dr TONG Chak Kwan
2000
Dr CHAN Pik Kei Osburga
Dr LEE Kar Lung
2001
Dr CHIU Alexander
Dr WAN Wing Lun
2002
Dr LAM Koon Ngai
Dr LAU Lee Sung
Dr LEE Wai Chuen Raymond
Dr LEUNG Yat Yee Natalie
Dr TANG Kam Shing
Dr TSANG Chi Chung
2003
Dr HONG Kam Fai Jeffrey
2004
Dr CHEUNG Wai Man
2007
Dr AU Ka Fai
Dr HO Wing Sze
Dr LAM Sau Yee
Dr LAM Sin Man
Dr LIONG Ting
Dr SINN Ting Ting Maria
Dr TAM Man Kei Paul
2008
Dr SIN Wai Ching
Dr WONG Wai Tat
2009
Dr CHAN Ka Hing Jacky
Dr LEUNG Yuk Wah
Dr NG Wing Yiu
Dr TANG Wai Ming
Dr WU Hiu Lam Helen
2010
Dr HO Chun Ming
Dr TANG Kai Yan Gloria
Dr TSANG Ho Kai Patrick
2011
Dr CHAN Yuen Sze
Dr HO Ka Yee
Dr KWAN Ming Chit
Dr NGAI Chun Wai
Dr TANG Miu Yee Michele
Dr TSAI Nga Wing Polly
2012
Dr CHANG Li Li
Dr CHUNG Yat Kiu
Dr NG Chung Hoi
Dr SIN Kai Cheuk
Dr TAM Oi Yan
2013
Dr AU Shek Yin
2014
Dr CHEUNG Wing Sze Emily
Dr FONG Man Chi
Dr YUNG Sai Kwong
In alphabetic order of names
Download list from the Hong Kong Medical Council here.