New Territories East Cluster (Chinese: 新界東醫院聯網) is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of seven public hospitals and ten general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population was 1,320,300. The current Cluster Chief Executive is Dr Chung Kin-lai.
New Territories East Cluster operates the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation, infirmary inpatient, and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population of the areas was 1,320,300.[1]
As of 31 March 2024, a total of 5,212 beds, including 4,183 for general care (acute and convalescent), 477 for infirmary care, and 552 for the mentally ill, were provided.[2]
The cluster is primarily funded by the Hong Kong Government subvention allocated by the Hospital Authority. For the year ended 31 March 2020, the cluster received HK$10.69 billion of recurrent government subvention. The total expenditure was HK$12.28 billion.[3]
