As Chinese New Year approaches, we would like to wish everyone good health, happiness, and success in the Year of the Pig!

佳節將至，祝福各位在豬年順遂平安、幸福美滿，身體健康。  

We are proud to announce that the modification project of our Hybrid Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention Operating Room has been completed and commenced services! Our operating rooms have been successfully upgraded to European standards, further safeguarding the patient.

本院的混合心導管檢查及介入治療手術中心已完成改裝工程並已投入服務，成功提升至歐洲手術室水平，進一步保障病人安全。

As we welcome the New Year of 2019, we will also like to welcome a new member of our hospital - Dr. John SUNG. A veteran ear surgeon experienced in cochlear implant operations, he is equally enthusiastic about research and innovation so as to improve the lives of hearing-impaired patients. His volunteer work was a serendipitous link that led him to joining our hospital, and we are excited to see what the future holds.

踏入2019年，讓我們歡迎一位新成員－宋家强醫生加入本院。他是一位資深的耳科外科醫生，操作人工耳蝸手術經驗豐富。在診症以外，他同樣熱衷於研究創新科技，以協助聽障病人改善生活。宋醫生熱心服務社會，在義務工作期間與本院結緣，現在更成為我們大家庭的一員。

With the prevalence of smartphones in society, there is a rising trend for symptoms of Cervical Spondylosis – a common age-related condition –to appear in young adults. Due to poor posture and constantly craning down to look at phone screens, the cervical intervertebral discs in the neck will become stressed overtime, causing degeneration and strain. 
A 50-year old nurse, Miss Lin, is a patient with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, and has been suffering from pain for the last 18 years. Fearing the high risk of surgery, she turned to acupuncture, physical therapy, and chiropractic treatments, but each alternative treatment only relieved pain temporarily. After undergoing minimally invasive surgery in our hospital last May, pain has been reduced, with lower limb pain gone, along with her headaches and dizziness. Currently, she is in “much better spirits”! She would like to share her experiences and the importance of early surgical intervention through the following short video. 
According to Dr Andrew Yip, with constant advancements in medical technology, the combination of the O-arm and Stealth Station 8 system enhances the precision and safety of minimally invasive surgeries.

隨智能手機普及，有機會令頸椎椎間盤（椎骨間的軟骨）長期受壓而突出，引致退化和勞損。
五十餘歲的林小姐是「脊髓神經病變」患者，被痛症折騰十八年。嘗試過針灸、物理治療、脊醫等的治療方法但不果，去年五月她在本院接受微創手術後，痛感減去，下肢痛感亦減少，頭痛、頭暈也消失，精神比以前好得多，更將經歷拍成短片向大家分享及早接受手術的重要性。葉醫生補充，現時科技進步，透過O-arm O2再配合第8代StealthStation手術實時導航系統，令手術更精準更安全。

Staring from 11 February 2019, guest relation officers will conduct rounding at various out-patient areas to enhance the hospital experience for all patients and guests. Through this rounding service, guests can enjoy increased access for assistance, and their needs and enquiries to be efficiently handled. 

The locations and time of roundings are as follows:
Morning (09:00 - 10:00): G/F, Out-Patient Department, Heart Center, Oncology Center
Afternoon (14:00 - 15:00): G/F & 7/F, Out-Patient Department

為提供更優越的個人化醫療服務，客務部同事將於2019年2月11日起到訪院內的門診、香港心臟中心及香港綜合腫瘤中心，協助客人的需要及處理查詢，務求令客人有賓至如歸的感覺。

客務部主任的服務時間及地點如下︰
早上9:00至10:00︰門診服務部地下、香港心臟中心及香港綜合腫瘤中心
下午2:00至3:00︰門診服務部地下及七樓