{
  "id": 12059725,
  "title": "Kai Tak Hospital opens this week: what you need to know before visiting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/kai-tak-hospital-opens-this-week-what-you-need-to-know-before-visiting",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3369717/kai-tak-hospital-opens-week-what-you-need-know-visiting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kai Tak Hospital, set to open its first phase on October 5, is poised to become Hong Kong's largest public hospital, boasting a gross floor area of approximately 500,000 square metres and a capacity for 2,400 beds. The hospital, which cost over HK$36 billion to build, will gradually take over services from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan, with services being introduced in two phases. The first phase, set to begin on October 5, will see the opening of a family medicine integrated centre, offering outpatient services for stable chronic conditions and mild illnesses, as well as nursing services, including drug injections and wound dressing. Patients can make appointments through the Hospital Authority’s HA Go mobile app or by telephone. Major clinical services, including inpatient care and surgery, are expected to begin in 2028 as the second phase of the hospital's opening unfolds.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Kai Tak Hospital opens this week: what you need to know before visiting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/kai-tak-hospital-opens-this-week-what-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-12062405",
        "published": "2026-10-05T03:00:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}