The differences between day procedure centre and hospital

October 5, 2020
Health Info

During the epidemic, staying in the hospital due to illness is full of invisible pressure. Some people even feel that they don’t want to go to the hospital unless necessary, making day medical centers very popular! Ambulatory medical centers in Hong Kong are regulated by law. In addition to having medical equipment and specifications that are comparable to those of hospitals, they also provide the same one-stop medical services as hospitals, including preliminary examinations and treatment procedures, from seeing a doctor, drawing blood, blood tests, imaging examinations to treatment, such ascolonoscopy, gastroscopy. It can provide medical examinations, cataracts, hemorrhoids and other treatments. Most medical insurances on the market also cover ambulatory medical services. Sometimes the compensation rate is higher than that of private hospitals. No wonder it has become the new favorite of the public!

Major differences between Day Procedure Centre and Hospital

Day Procedure Centres:

Simple treatments and treatments available
Cheaper as all required procedures will be finished within the same day
Everything is done on the same floor
Facilitate patient follow-up consultation or follow-up treatment

Hospital:

Treatment for serious accidents, illnesses and high-risk procedures, such as fractures
Arrangements must be made for admission to the hospital for various examinations and treatments
Have to go to different floors and divisions for different procedures

Clinics can only provide tests and consultation in one to two medical specialties while day procedure centres serve like a mini hospital with the equipment, standards, and some functions same as those in hospitals.

Many people misunderstand that day medical centers, like clinics, can only provide some relatively simple minor treatments. Day treatment generally refers to a treatment that can be discharged from hospital on the same day. In terms of the safety and procedures of the treatment, it is actually not much different from inpatient treatment. Since patients can be discharged from the hospital on the same day, they can save on hospitalization, meals and miscellaneous expenses, and the beds can be reserved for other patients in need.

Ambulatory medical centers are a new trend in Hong Kong’s medical industry, and most medical insurances on the market already cover ambulatory medical services. The Federation of Insurance Companies also pointed out earlier that the compensation rate of ambulatory medical centers is higher than that of private hospitals. The public can consider day treatment inHong Kong medical centerswithout admission.

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