The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital (HKU-SZH; ) is a largest

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. The 600 bed hospital is one of the two teaching hospitals of

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, and the Shenzhen municipal government constructed and provided funding for the facility. In 2015 ''

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'' described the hospital, which was developed to conform to international medical standards, as "a key part of China’s health-care system overhaul."

History

The hospital opened in 2012. Its first head was Grace Tang Wai-king. The Shenzhen municipal government spent 4 billion yuan (about $624 million U.S. dollars) constructing the hospital. The ''

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'' described it as the first "Hong Kong-style public hospital" in that city, and that residents "have shown great enthusiasm in" the hospital's introduction. The hospital did not accept

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(red packets filled with cash) from patients in exchange for preferential service to them, and has been more conservative in giving out medications and

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. For these reasons some patients had filed complaints against the style of healthcare given at HKU-SZH. The Chinese government had fully subsidized HKU-ZSH, but the hospital operated at heavy financial losses despite that. By 2014 HKU and the Shenzhen government were disputing which party should cover the 200 million

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advance for clinical management and supervision. In 2014 the hospital received some subsidies, and at that time it began operating without a loss. By 2015 there had been steady increases in the numbers of patients. In 2015 the head of the governing council of HKU stated that HKU-SZH is expected to repay the HK$200M advance by 2023. On 14 November 2016 Professor

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was scheduled to become the head of HKU-SZH, replacing Grace Tang. He is a liver transplant expert, member of the HKU university council, and the head of surgery of HKU. In October 2016 Lo stated that there will be a new pricing policy. According to '' The Standard'' " is believed" that Lo is intended to establish an organ transplant programme at HKU-SZH.

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