hk-hospital - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: hk-hospital description: Query real-time A&E (Accident & Emergency) waiting times at Hong Kong public hospitals from the Hospital Authority. Use when the user asks about emergency room wait times, which hospital has the shortest queue, A&E waiting times, or any question about going to the emergency department in Hong Kong. Covers all 18 public hospitals with A&E services.

HK Hospital A&E Wait Times

Query real-time emergency department waiting times from the Hospital Authority (醫管局). No API key needed.

API Endpoints

English

curl -s "https://www.ha.org.hk/opendata/aed/aedwtdata2-en.json"

繁體中文

curl -s "https://www.ha.org.hk/opendata/aed/aedwtdata2-tc.json"

Response Format

{
  "waitTime": [
    {
      "hospName": "Queen Mary Hospital",
      "t1wt": "0 minute",
      "manageT1case": "Y",
      "t2wt": "less than 15 minutes",
      "manageT2case": "Y",
      "t3p50": "25 minutes",
      "t3p95": "68 minutes",
      "manageT3case": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "updateTime": "16/2/2026 1:00PM"
}

Triage Categories:

T1 (危殆 Critical): Life-threatening → t1wt (wait time)
T2 (危急 Emergency): Could become critical → t2wt
T3 (緊急 Urgent): Stable but needs prompt attention → t3p50 (median wait), t3p95 (95th percentile)
T4/T5 (次緊急/非緊急): Not separately reported

Fields:

hospName — Hospital name
t1wt — Category 1 (Critical) wait time
t2wt — Category 2 (Emergency) wait time
t3p50 — Category 3 (Urgent) median wait time (50th percentile)
t3p95 — Category 3 (Urgent) 95th percentile wait time
manageT1case / manageT2case / manageT3case — Whether hospital handles this category (Y/N)

18 Public Hospitals with A&E

Hospital	Region
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital 雅麗氏何妙齡那打素醫院	NT
Caritas Medical Centre 明愛醫院	KLN
Kwong Wah Hospital 廣華醫院	KLN
North District Hospital 北區醫院	NT
North Lantau Hospital 北大嶼山醫院	Islands
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital 東區尤德夫人那打素醫院	HKI
Prince of Wales Hospital 威爾斯親王醫院	NT
Princess Margaret Hospital 瑪嘉烈醫院	NT
Queen Elizabeth Hospital 伊利沙伯醫院	KLN
Queen Mary Hospital 瑪麗醫院	HKI
Ruttonjee Hospital 律敦治醫院	HKI
Tseung Kwan O Hospital 將軍澳醫院	NT
Tuen Mun Hospital 屯門醫院	NT
Tin Shui Wai Hospital 天水圍醫院	NT
United Christian Hospital 基督教聯合醫院	KLN
Yan Chai Hospital 仁濟醫院	NT
Pok Oi Hospital 博愛醫院	NT
Tang Shiu Kin Hospital 鄧肇堅醫院	HKI

Presentation Guidelines

Sort by shortest wait time (t3p50) to help users pick the fastest hospital
Highlight if t3p95 > 2 hours (long wait warning)
Show both median (t3p50) and worst case (t3p95)
Use 🟢 (<30min), 🟡 (30-60min), 🔴 (>60min) for T3 median wait
Always show the update time
If user is in a specific area, suggest the nearest hospital (combine with hk-geodata)
Important: Remind users that T1/T2 cases are seen first regardless of wait times
For Chinese output, use 繁體中文 endpoint