Hong Kong East Cluster
| 港島東醫院聯網 | |
 Logo of the Hong Kong East Cluster | |
| Merged into | Hong Kong Island Cluster (HKIC), with Hong Kong West Cluster (HKWC) |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1 June 2001 |
Region served | HK |
| Services | Health care |
Parent organisation | Hospital Authority |
Hong Kong East Cluster (Chinese: 港島東醫院聯網; HKEC) was a hospital cluster managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consisted of 7 public hospitals and 12 family medicine clinics (FMC) (formerly known as general outpatient clinics (GOPC)[a]) to provide public healthcare services for the population of Eastern, Wan Chai and Islands Districts (except North Lantau). It was one of the seven clusters until it was merged with Hong Kong West Cluster (HKWC) into Hong Kong Island Cluster (HKIC) on 1 April 2026.[1]
Services
Hong Kong East Cluster operated the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation and infirmary in-patient and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Eastern, Wan Chai and Islands Districts (except North Lantau).[2]
- Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok (CCH)
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH)
- Ruttonjee Hospital (RH)
- St. John Hospital (SJH)
- Tang Shiu Kin Hospital (TSKH)
- Tung Wah Eastern Hospital (TWEH)
- Wong Chuk Hang Hospital (WCHH)
In March 2013, the cluster had 3,031 in-patient beds and 7,226 full-time equivalent staff.[3]
The cluster is now defunct and its operations in hospitals continue as part of Hong Kong Island Cluster.
References
- ↑ GOPCs have been officially renamed to FMCs in Oct 2025, see [https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202510/10/P2025101000539.htm
- ↑ "Hospital Authority establishes Hong Kong Island Cluster and appoints Cluster Chief Executive (with photo)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ "Resources allocation among hospital clusters by the Hospital Authority" (PDF). Hong Kong: Legislative Council. 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
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