Hospital Authority announces senior appointment (with photo)

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson announced the following senior appointment today (February 29):

     Dr Gladys Kwan will be appointed as the Hospital Chief Executive of Caritas Medical Centre with effect from July 15.

     Dr Kwan is a specialist in anaesthesiology and an experienced senior healthcare executive with solid management experience at both corporate and cluster levels. Currently serving as the Chief Manager (Medical Grade) and previously holding the position of Chief Manager (Clinical Effectiveness and Technology Management) at the HA Head Office, Dr Kwan has notable accomplishments, including establishing the non-locally trained doctors recruitment team for overseas recruitment with outstanding results, and leading the Global Healthcare Talent Scheme successfully to recruit potential talent. During her tenure as the Service Director (Quality and Safety) in the New Territories West Cluster, Dr Kwan played a significant role in driving improvement projects, including the implementation of training programmes for early detection and rapid escalation of clinical deterioration, and supporting the Crew Resource Management Training Programme and in-situ simulation training, with the aim to promote patient safety.

     The HA Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, and Chief Executive, Dr Tony Ko, congratulate Dr Kwan on her new appointment and wish her every success in taking up the new role.