The Government announced today that the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme will be extended to Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (GPHCM) in Guangzhou starting July 31.

The Elderly Health Care Vouchers are applicable for outpatient healthcare services provided by 10 departments at the GPHCM. The service fees are denominated in renminbi.

The GPHCM is the fourth service point in Guangzhou and the second Chinese medicine hospital under the pilot scheme, providing eligible seniors with additional choices in healthcare services, the Government said.

With this additional service point, the number of service points in the Greater Bay Area where the vouchers can be used will increase to 16, benefitting more than 1.78 million eligible Hong Kong elderly people.

Apart from the GPHCM, the other three service points in Guangzhou are The First Affiliated Hospital and its Nansha Division at Sun Yat-sen University, and Guangdong Clifford Hospital.

Users should register with eHealth before using the vouchers at GBA service points, the Government added.