To cope with ever raising healthcare service need and aging public hospitals in Hong Kong, Hospital Authority (HA) Hong Kong intended to have large scale new hospitals or hospital redevelopment projects. It was planned to have 1st and 2nd Hospital Development Project in HA with government funding support of HK$200 billion and HK$270 billion respectively, from 2014 to 2036.
Two critical limiting factors in planning major capital projects are budget and time, whereas stakeholder engagement is crucial to the success of hospital redevelopment project. It is important to well definite the planning process with proper governance structure and timely engagement of end users, hospital management, HA head office, Health and Development Bureau of Hong Kong Government, project consultants and contractors. Related District Council and patient groups are should also inform and involve at different stages to get community support. Abortive works should be avoided to minimize jeopardize on the cost as well as progress of project. Finally, coordination and communication of multiple parties is the main duties of Planning & Commission (P&C) team of each hospital project.
