What is 急症室 in English? Accident & Emergency (A&E)

How is 急症室 written in English?

The Chinese reads 「急症室」 and the English reads Accident & Emergency (Hospital Authority schedule of charges, effective 1 January 2026); the notes to the schedule write it as Accident & Emergency Department (A&E).

The English text of the Government's reply to the Legislative Council of 22 November 2023 writes 「急症室」 as accident and emergency (A&E) department.

The specialty 「急症科」 on the Medical Council's Specialist Register is Emergency Medicine in English.

How does Accident and Emergency decide whom to see first?

Triage nurses classify patients by condition into five categories: critical, emergency, urgent, semi-urgent and non-urgent (Government written reply to the Legislative Council, April 2026).

Semi-urgent and non-urgent patients are generally in a relatively stable condition, and most can be treated at Family Medicine Outpatient Services or private clinics (Government written reply to the Legislative Council, January 2026).

For fees and waiting details, see Accident and Emergency fees and triage; for booking a Family Medicine Clinic, see Booking a general outpatient clinic; if you are not sure which specialty to see, see Not sure which specialty to see?.

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