Interview Excerpt
| Interviewee details | |
| Interviewee | Dr Yan Wing Wa |
| Job title during SARS | Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Kowloon |
| Appointment held at time of interview | Chief of Service, Intensive Care Unit, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Language / Dialect | Cantonese |
Summary of interview
Dr. Yan reviews how Princess Margaret Hospital prepared itself to become the designated SARS hospital and the difficulties faced by the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as hundreds of SARS patients were admitted or transferred to the hospital within a week, greatly stretching the capacity of the ICU. He also weighs the pros and cons of setting up a designated SARS hospital and assesses how this event has affected the development of the Intensive Care Unit. He recounts his own story as a SARS patient and the road to recovery.