Hong Kong public hospitals ordered to check all ceiling hoists after cover falls off track in second device safety scare in 2 weeks

The Hospital Authority said it was “very concerned” about the incident – the second involving equipment crashing down in the space of about two weeks.

Authorities have ordered inspections of all ceiling hoists for lifting patients in Hong Kong public hospitals after an external cover fell off the track of one device in a ward on Wednesday evening.

The Hospital Authority said it was “very concerned” about the incident – the second involving equipment crashing down in the space of about two weeks – and had told all facilities to inspect hoists similar to the one involved at Tuen Mun Hospital.

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