As one of the leading private health care providers over the past nine decades, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) has long been recognised for its committed pursuit of medical excellence with top-notch clinical professionals, advanced medical technologies, quality health care services and superb hospital environment. This year HKSH has added another honour to its already long list of prestigious recognitions when it was chosen as "The Best Healthcare Provider in Asia" by major industry decision-makers worldwide in The New Economy's Healthcare Awards 2012 [1].

A wide range of criteria is used by the awards panel to inform its decision over the most pertinent categories, and to establish criteria for voters to consider, such as innovation, originality and quality of product, as well as proof of market development and excellence in client representation.

The Hospital cannot achieve what it has today without the long-term support from patients and the medical communities, both local and overseas. And it is the recognitions from both public and professional circles over the past decades that drive it to go the extra mile, providing the best total patient experience and striving for continuous improvement.