Patient transferred to HK using cross-border ambulance
[RTHK] - 01/10/2025
A 67-year-old patient was transferred from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to Tuen Mun Hospital on Friday, the first case arranged under a cross-boundary ambulance transfer scheme. The one-year pilot scheme for direct cross-boundary ambulance transfer was launched in November last year, allowing (…)
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