The Health Bureau announces that when typhoon signal No. 8 (or higher) is issued, for the safety of the public, CHCSJ will only open the entrance at the previous Emergency Room for access to the CHCSJ Emergency Building, while other entrances will be closed.
The Accident & Emergency Department (including the Island Emergency Station), the Inpatient Service, and the Haemodialysis Unit will remain functional as normal. However, to avoid accidents, visiting is discouraged during the onset of the typhoon.
The specialist outpatient services (including outpatient clinics, radiology, clinical pathology, day hospital of haemato-oncology service, CHCSJ Pharmacy, endoscopy service of internal medicine, day diagnosis and treatment service of urology) and non-urgent medical services will be suspended. The specific time for service resumption will be announced in due course through radio or television.
Individuals who are unable to attend their appointment due to the typhoon will be notified by the concerned departments/units of the new appointment date within 7 working days via telephone or text message. For affected users of blood sampling service of clinical pathology, they will be notified for the new arrangement via text message; for people in need of urgent analysis service due to health condition, they may attend the blood sampling service on the first working day after the typhoon.
For queries, please call the 24-hour hotline at 8390 3600 (during hoist of typhoon) or 8390 6000 (during office hours after the typhoon).
Apart from the above, when typhoon signal No. 8 (or higher) is in effect, Tap Seac Health Centre, Fai Chi Kei Health Centre, Hac Sa Wan Health Centre, Ilha Verde Health Centre, Praia do Manduco Health Centre, Ocean Gardens Health Centre, Nossa Senhora do Carmo – Lago Health Centre, Seac Pai Van Health Centre and Coloane Health Station will be exceptionally opened to offer emergency services.
The COVID-19 vaccination services at the 24-Hour Clinic of CHCSJ, various Health Centres and Health Stations, and the Macao Forum large-sized community vaccination station will be suspended during the typhoon.