Tuen Mun Hospital Neuroscience Centre opens, providing efficient and innovative integrated neuromedicine services (with photos/video)

The following is released on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

The opening event of the Tuen Mun Hospital Neuroscience Centre (the Centre) was held today (October 23). The Centre presents multidisciplinary, effective and ingenious integrated treatment and rehab services for clients struggling with neurological illness.

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, accompanied by the Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Mr Henry Fan; the HA Chief Executive, Dr Libby Lee; and the New Territories West Cluster Chief Executive, Dr Deacons Yeung, checked out the Centre and discovered the Centre’s operations and most current advancements. They likewise consulted with a client who got Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment at the Centre to comprehend his treatment and rehab development.

Teacher Lo stated, “The Chief Executive’s 2022 Policy Address proposed the establishment of the Tuen Mun Hospital Neuroscience Centre, with phased services commencing from the end of 2024. Through proactive cross-specialty collaboration and service integration, alongside the introduction of advanced technologies, the Centre brings hope to patients suffering from acute stroke and dyskinesia. Looking forward, I expect the Centre to engage more specialties and expand its core services to provide more comprehensive care for patients.”

The Centre offers one-stop, safe and effective incorporated neuromedicine services, presenting Hong Kong’s very first MRgFUS and Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging services. These improvements provide advanced treatment choices and boost results for clients with neurological illness. The Centre embraces the “Programme Floor” principle, incorporating innovative innovation operating theatres, wards, and day services on the very same flooring to assist in multidisciplinary group cooperation and offer benefit to clients by conserving their time needed to check out numerous departments.

Mr Fan mentioned that the “Programme Floor” technique executed in the Tuen Mun Hospital Neuroscience Centre made it possible for multidisciplinary groups to supply one-stop and constant care to clients with neurological illness. The HA has actually presented numerous innovative innovations in the Centre, which finest show the patient-centric technique. The HA will continue to commit resources to promoting the advancement of neuroscience and to offer much better health care services to the general public.

The Centre is preparing to develop an Integrated Rehabilitation Centre to guarantee clients get multidisciplinary assistance from the severe stage of the illness to rehab training, improving their capability in self-care and making it possible for faster neighborhood reintegration. In addition to updating centers and optimising services, the Centre will actively advance clinical research study partnership with organizations, intending to bring more ingenious and efficient treatments to clients with neurological illness.

Ends/Friday, October 23, 2026

Provided at HKT 19:16

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