United Christian Hospital

United Christian Hospital is an acute care hospital in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong.

Founded in 1973, it has links to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital via the Hong Kong Christian Council.

It has 1,174 beds and staff of 3,000.

Scopes of service

*Accident & Emergency
*Medicine & Geriatrics
*General Surgery
*Obstetrics and Gynaecology
*Paediatrics
*Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery
*Psychiatry
*Intensive Care
*Anaesthesia
*Diagnostic Radiology
*Pathology
*Ear-Nose-Throat
*Ophthalmology
*Neurosurgery
*Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery.

The hospital provides in-patient, day-patient and out-patient care; it also manages the psychiatry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and geriatric day hospital services of Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre as well as the Eye Clinic, pharmacy and radiology services of the Pamela Youde Polyclinic at Cha Kwo Ling Road.

The hospital provides Community Nursing Services to the patients in Kwun Tong.

Union Hospital (Hong Kong)

Union Hospital is a hospital in Tai Wai, Shatin, Hong Kong. It was established in 1994 and was developed by the Henderson Group, becoming the 12th private hospital in Hong Kong. It is the first private general hospital in the New Territories East part of the Hong Kong SAR.

The project for the building of the hospital was divided into two phases.

Phase one included a multi-story main hospital building with four ward floors , a three-storey Medical Centre, a 24-storey staff quarters as well as an underground car park with more than 170 spaces. A total gross floor area of 27,756 has been constructed and over 400 million have already been expended.

The phase two hospital extension project was completed in 2006, with the construction costs exceeding HK$210 million. By constructing four new floors atop the existing building, an extra 107 beds and more new facilities have been provided to cope with the growing demand for the hospital services. The additions include the Minimally Invasive Centre, Day Therapy Centre, Surgical Ward and the 5-star-hotel-like Private Ward.

The Union Hospital is surveyed and accredited by the Trent Accreditation Scheme of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.

As of 2008, staff of the Hospital are presenting internationally on the subject of medical tourism.

Transport links

*Free Shuttle Bus to and from
*Green Minibus: 68K , 803
*Bus: 46P, 46X, 72A, 80, 80P, 81M, 85B, 86B, 87B, 88M, 89B

Tung Wah Hospital

Tung Wah Hospital is a hospital in Hong Kong under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Located above Possession Point in Sheung Wan, it is the first hospital established in Colonial Hong Kong for the general public in the 1870s.

History

The hospital was declared for construction in March 26, 1870 under the ''"Tung Wah Hospital Incorporation Ordinance"''. The push for the construction of the facility began when the Registrar General saw an indiscriminate mix of the dead and dying cuddled together in a temple. The large number of deaths were in part due to the arrival of the upcoming Third Pandemic of bubonic plague from China. Though it was not declared an official establishment until 1872. The hospital was subsidized by the government at a price of $45,000 along with HKD $15,000 in land grant. The grand opening on February 14, 1872 was considered the grandest ever witnessed in Colonial Hong Kong. A lot of cultural prejudice did exist at the time, such as Chinese citizens not trusting western medicine and other practices such as surgery. Many Chinese would rather die than be submitted into a western clinic. The government subsequently enacted Ordinance No. 38 known as "1911 Expansion of Tung Wah Hospital Ordinance" in 1911 to deal with the population growth of Kowloon and the New Territories in conjunction with Kwong Wah Hospital.

Background

With 633 beds, including 494 for in-patients, 93 for day patients and 46 rehabilitation day places, it is the second largest general hospital in Hong Kong West Cluster. The Main Block of Tung Wah Hospital is graded as Grade III historic building. It is affliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, while the University of Hong Kong provide clinical attachment opportunities for its medical students.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital is an extended care hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is most commonly referred to by its short name ''"TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital"'' or just ''"Wong Tai Sin Hospital"''. It is one of two hospitals in the Wong Tai Sin area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.

History

The hospital was established in 1965 and became a public hospital in 1991. The hospital was first developed as an to treat chronically ill elderly people. It has gradually expanded its role as an extended care institution in which intensive trans-disciplinary rehabilitative training programmes are designed for patients to facilitate their early reintegration into society.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital is a geriatric hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Sandy Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

History

The hospital was known as Sandy Bay Infirmary in the 1970s. In 1986 the was renovated and expanded and soon renamed as Fung Yiu King Convalescent Hospital in 1987. It is then renamed to TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital in 1994 as service shifted to rehabilitative treatment.

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is a hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.

Opened in 1929, the hospital is located in So Kon Po, Causeway Bay and became a public hospital in 1991.

Tuen Mun Hospital

Tuen Mun Hospital is a public hospital with a 24 hour casualty unit situated in northern Tuen Mun in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Construction began in 1979, and was opened on 1990-03-08. It is managed by the Hospital Authority, and is grouped under the New Territories West Cluster.

As at 2005-03-31, it had 1,536 hospital beds, and staff of approximately 3,000.

Facilities

The ground floor of the hospital is occupied by the casualy ward, and a day-care centre. The hospital has recently established a unit and a intensive care unit.

Transport

It is served by the MTR , which is inside Zone 3 for single-ride ticket.

Routes

* 610: to
* 751: Tin Yat to Yau Oi

Pharmacy Service

Inpatient: 24 hours Service

ACC :

9:00-18:00 Mon-Fri
9:00-13:00 Sat
Closed Sun and Public Holiday

Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital

Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital is one of two in Hong Kong, the other being .

It is a private sector hospital, and is located in the New Territories. It provides a very wide range of services.

Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital is subject to international healthcare accreditation - for many years it has been been surveyed and accredited by the UK's Trent Accreditation Scheme, and more recently it has also been assessed by Joint Commission International from the USA.

Tsan Yuk Hospital

Tsan Yuk Hospital is a public hospital in Hong Kong specializing in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Opened by London Missionary Society as a maternity hospital in 1922 and taken over by the government in 1934.

Since 1937, it has been a teaching hospital for the University of Hong Kong.

Incidents

In February 2008, a man who was born there in 1976 discovered that he was swapped with another baby at birth. He learned this when he discovered his blood type was AB while his "mother" was blood type O, a biological impossibility.

Trent Accreditation Scheme

The Trent Accreditation Scheme is a United Kingdom-based non-profit organisation formed with a mission to maintain and continually evaluate standards of quality, especially in health care delivery, through the surveying and accreditation of health care organisations, especially hospitals and clinics, both in the UK and elsewhere in the world.


Trent's basic mission resembles that of the USA's Joint Commission International, or JCI, and other major international healthcare accreditation groups, although there are some significant differences in the way the two groups work.

Apart from hospitals in the United Kingdom, Trent also surveys a large number of private sector hospitals in Hong Kong. Trent is also expanding into the Philippines and into Malta.

The approach Trent takes to Clinic and Hospital Accreditation is based on the axiom that no single healthcare system, whether European, American, Asian or otherwise in origin, has the right to claim a monopoly viewpoint over what represents acceptable quality and best clinical practice throughout the world, and no one country has the absolute right to tell another how their hospitals should be run. What is vital is that the quality of care which patients receive should be of the highest possible standard, and also that the hospitals and clinics providing that care should be independently capable when it comes to working out how best to maintain those standards and how best to respond to any new challenges which will inevitably come along. If the overall standards of a hospital or clinic can be shown to be of acceptable quality, then it is desirable, and even ideal, that local differences related to culture and to legislation should be specifically discussed and incorporated into the assessment standards in an appropriate fashion. That said, Trent is very interested in the of the hospitals it works with.

To achieve all of this, Trent works in close partnership with participating hospitals and clinics to generate an appropriate and mutually acceptable set of standards to survey against. Because the world of healthcare is constantly changing, these standards are constantly reviewed and up-dated through a system of working jointly with representatives of partner hospitals.

Trent has developed various ways to ensure local participation, and even ownership, over the accreditation process in a locality. Trent utilises UK-sourced surveyors who are either working in the British National Health Service, or NHS, or have retired in recent times, and hence have valuable experience and insight "at the coal face", and in Hong Kong Trent also appoints locally-domiciled surveyors . Trent surveyors are drawn from a wide variety of professional backgrounds, but especially from the worlds of medicine, dentistry, nursing, the professions complementary to medicine and healthcare management/administration, so as to ensure an appropriately broad portfolio of knowledge and skills are always present within the surveying teams and the wider organisation. Surveyors are all volunteer professionals rather than salaried employees.

Trent surveys are not just a matter of working through a “tick-list” of standards, a process which Trent believes may elevate standards to a certain level but nevertheless do little to inculcate a culture of “thinking for oneself” – instead, Trent surveys involve direct face-to-face conversation with all levels of staff, including clinical medical staff and senior management and Trent surveyors expect full freedom to go anywhere in the hospital or clinic under survey and to talk to anyone they choose to. Discussion and analysis of the data thus generated, not only by the Trent team but also by the hospital or clinic under survey, represents a major component of Trent's approach to hospital and clinic accreditation, and reflects an underlying philosophy that the whole process is about improving services to patients and the ability of an organisation to work effectively towards that aim.

Trent surveyors evaluate a vast range of modalities of a hospital's activities and governance, including management, estates, equipment, audit, research, education and training, as well as clinical/medical activity. In Hong Kong hospitals, survey teams always consist of 2 or 3 surveyors from the UK working together with 2 based in Hong Kong and who are actively working in the local hospitals. One surveyor will be nominated as the lead. The Hong Kong-based surveyors are nominated by the participating hospitals, and after receiving training they always survey hospitals other than their own. This approach has led to unrivalled opportunity and potential for the sharing of ideas about best practice between hospitals working in the same locality, and the development of cameraderie. Also, patients are spoken to, and their views and experiences are also sought.

At the end of a survey, the key findings are initially presented by the Lead Surveyor to the hospital or clinic undergoing the survey, this event taking place almost always on the last day. The findings are subsequently digested, analysed and put into a more detailed printed report, with positive virtues being highlighted as well as problems. However, because of the end-of-survey oral presentation, hospitals and clinics can start putting remedial action into place as soon as possible.

After a round of surveys, a joint meeting is held at which the printed reports of all the hospital and clinic surveys conducted in that particular round are discussed jointly and in depth by the Trent Board together with senior representatives of the hospital or clinic being surveyed, and a decision is then taken as to whether or not accreditation will be granted unconditionally, or if it will be subject to conditions.

The Trent approach to accreditation ensures that the local hospitals ans clinics enjoy some ownership over the whole process, which would not be the case if all of the standards, all of the surveyors and all of the decisions regarding who is successful or not in achieving accreditation were imposed unilaterally from outside. It helps to build up the confidence of participating hospitals in their ability to develop ways to maintain and improve quality in a way that schemes which operate a more didactic approach to standards and their assessment would not. It also means that there are Trent surveyors constantly present in all of the scheme’s participating hospitals.

Trent is a member of the United Kingdom Accreditation Forum and ISQUA, and recently presented at the in Manila and featured at the 2008 Conference in Singapore as well as a number of other conferences in 2008. Trent is currently expanding its activities.

International Healthcare Accreditation

With the advent of medical tourism, international healthcare accreditation has increasingly grown in importance. As well as Trent, there are other accreditation organisations sourced from a number of countries which fulfil this internationally-orientated role, including:

*The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation, or CCHSA
*Joint Commission International , in the USA
*The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, or ACHS

No single accreditation scheme enjoys exclusive rights to be seen as an overall world-wide-relevant scheme, and some hospitals are looking towards multiple accreditation to achieve performance credibility in different parts of the world.

The Trent Scheme was the first accreditation scheme to survey and accredit a hospital in Asia, in Hong Kong in 2000 . Since then others such as JCI have entered the market, with JCI first accrediting Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand in 2002.

The , or ''SOFIHA'', is a recently-launched free-to-join group providing a forum for discussion and for the sharing of ideas and good practice by providers of international healthcare accreditation and users of the same.

, or HTI, is a recently-launched accreditation non-profit organisation that accredits those companies that provide the non-clinical aspects of health tourism in a patient focused manner.

Participating Trent Hospitals

*Hong kong adventist hospital
*Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital
*Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
*Union Hospital
*Hong_Kong_Baptist_Hospital
*Matilda_International_Hospital
*Evangel_Hospital_Hong_Kong
*Hong_Kong_Central_Hospital
*Precious_blood_hospital
*St._Paul%27s_Hospital%2C_Hong_Kong
*St_Teresa%27s_Hospital%2C_Hong_Kong
*Canossa_Hospital%2C_Hong_Kong

The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay

The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay is a pediatric hospital in Sandy Bay on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

The hospital is the only specialist pediatric hospital in Hong Kong. Founded in 1955 by the , it provides specialist services in pediatric orthopedics, spinal surgery, pediatric neurology, developmental pediatrics and pediatric dental surgery while also providing treatment, rehabilitative services and accommodation for patients over 18 years old, specifically orthopedic patients with spinal problems.

The hospital is managed by the and has 130 beds and more than 260 staff. Despite its comparatively small size, it has gained a strong worldwide reputation as a renowned pediatric orthopedic facility.

Its reputation was built first in the 1950s and 1960s, when it became known as the clinical research center that developed the “Hong Kong Operation”, a breakthrough anterior approach to treat , something that was then rife in . Orthopedic teams from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Surgery working at the hospital pioneered the operation, most notably the “Hodgson/Yau” surgical team of Dr A. R. Hodgson and Dr Arthur Yau Meng-choy. The pair’s ground-breaking anterior approach was adopted across the world.,

Today, the pioneering spinal work continues. The hospital’s Centre for Spinal Disorders provides comprehensive multidisciplinary service in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with spinal problems and also carries out clinical research and educational programs. It is the only such facility in the region.

The Children's Habilitation Institute provides habilitation and rehabilitation programs for children with various neuro-developmental problems. It is the only such public health facility in Hong Kong and serves as a model center for habilitation and rehabilitation of children with chronic handicap in China and across Asia.

The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital is affiliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong and provides clinical attachment opportunities for the Faculty’s medical students.

Until 1971, the facility was known as the “Sandy Bay Children’s Convalescent Home”. During this time, it was a voluntary aided facility. The nursing teams came from the Irish Catholic religious order, The Missionary Society of St. Columban, while the majority of the day-to-day funding came from the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children, who, under the enigmatic leadership of the society’s president, stockbroker Noel Croucher, ran a series of high-profile events to raise the home’s profile. In 1970, Katharine, The Duchess of Kent visited and when the facility upgraded from “Convalescent Home“ to “Hospital” in 1971, it took her name. The Duchess remains the hospital patron. Colloquially, because of its location and its name changes, it is often simply referred to as “Sandy Bay”.

The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has managed the day-to-day affairs of The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital since 1991, while the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children continues to support the hospital “with specific needs or in emerging areas of child health that are not readily available in the public health care system”.

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital is a hospital in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was opened in 1969 to replace the Eastern Public Dispensary and other clinics on Hong Kong Island.

The hospital merged with Ruttonjee Hospital in 1998 to form one hospital and is a critical centre for emergency and vehicular accidents.

It was named after its benefactor, the late Sir Tang Shiu-Kin, Kt, C.B.E., LL.D. O.S.T. , J.P., KStJ, a famous Hong Kong philanthropist.

The Hong Kong Government and the Hospital Authority had approved a project to remodel the Tang Shiu Kin Hospital into a Community Ambulatory Care Centre. The remodelling project commenced in December 2002 and the new building was handed over to the hospital management on 1 April 2005. The centre houses a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, A&E Training Centre, Family Medicine Training Centre, Integrated Clinic, Staff Clinic, Community Nursing Service, Pharmacy, Integrated Palliative Day Care Centre, Violet Peel General Outpatient Clinic, Wellness In Action and Allied Health Departments including Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Formerly, some of the departments now parts of TSKH were located in Southorn Centre above , but had been move to TSKH since the hospital converted into a Community Ambulatory Care Centre

St. Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong

St. Paul's Hospital is a private hospital in Hong Kong.

The hospital grew out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the Roman Catholic Christian order St. Paul de Chartres for the poor and underprivileged of the Wan Chai and Happy Valley areas of Hong Kong Island, which commenced in the mid-19th Century after the order had first established itself in the then British colony.

Today St Paul's Hospital is a modern and well-established hospital located in the Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong Island. It has more than 400 beds and excellent equipment, and offers a very wide range of specialisations. All patients are treated and cared for regardless of colour, race or creed.

In 1940, a companion hospital, , was founded by the Pauline Sisters.

St Paul's Hospital maintains very high clinical, governance and educational standards and is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association.

St Paul's Hospital is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by the Trent Accreditation Scheme of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.

St Teresa's Hospital, Hong Kong

St. Teresa's Hospital is a private hospital in Hong Kong.

had grown out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the Roman Catholic Christian order St. Paul de Chartres for the poor and underprivileged of the Wan Chai and Happy Valley areas of Hong Kong Island, which commenced in the mid-19th Century after the order had first established itself in the then British colony.

To provide geographically closer services for the people of the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, the Pauline Sisters founded St Teresa's Hospital in 1940. It is sometime known locally as the "French Hospital".

St Teresa's is a modern and well-established hospital. It has nearly 600 beds, first rate equipment, and offers a very wide range of specialisations. All patients are treated and cared for regardless of colour, race or creed.

The hospital maintains very high clinical, governance and educational standards and is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association.

St Teresa's Hospital is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by the Trent Accreditation Scheme of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.

Sha Tin Hospital

Sha Tin Hospital commenced operation on December 2, 1991 and has been in full function since February 1, 1994. Formerly known as Shatin Infirmary and Convalescent Hospital , Sha Tin Hospital comprises 650 beds, 80 psychiatric day places, 40 geriatric day places and 40 hospice and palliative day places. The Hospital is located at 33, A Kung Kok Street, A Kung Kok. It is surrounded by hills on three sides and it commands a beautiful view of the Shing Mun River and Penfold Park. Other institutions in close proximity include the Cheshire Home and the Bradbury Hospice.

Sha Tin Hospital provides services in Medicine and Geriatrics, Surgery, Adult Psychiatry, Psycho-geriatrics, Oncology and Hospice Care. The Hospital is also equipped with a Sleep Assessment Unit.

In line with Hospital Authority's corporate direction of seamless healthcare, Shatin Hospital has established Community Geriatric Assessment Team, Community Psychiatric Team and Psycho-geriatric Outreach Team. The Hospital also offers Community Nursing Service and Community Psychiatric Nursing Service.

The therapeutic garden and health track for convalescent patients has been built. The facility is specially designed to enable patients to break away from the confines of the wards and indoor gymnasium, and to receive outdoor rehabilitation treatment in a more spacious and open garden, which will also help them to re-integrate into the community. Phase III of the Garden has been established. It is equipped with a host of simulated transport facilities like MTR train compartments, taxi and minibus to train patients using public transports despite their physical impairment. Patients are also encouraged to use the facilities after discharge.

Seaman's Hospital

Seaman's Hospital was originally opened by Dr Young, a surgeon of the Honourable East India Company in 1843 during the First Opium War.

History

The hospital was financially supported by in Wan Chai, Colonial Hong Kong under the . The facility was closed in 1873 due to financial difficulties.

The later replaced the Seaman's Hospital.

Ruttonjee Hospital

Ruttonjee Hospital is a hospital in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is affliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Hong Kong, and provides clinical attachment opportunities for the university's medical students.

History

Centrally located in Wan Chai, the Ruttonjee Hospital is a recently-redeveloped hospital with a history that goes back more than 140 years. It was founded on the Mount Shadwell, Wan Chai site which was occupied by the "Royal Naval Hospital", which was severely damaged during the .

In 1949, the "Ruttonjee Sanatorium" was set up with the support of Mr Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee in memory of his daughter, Tehmi Ruttonjee-Desai, who died of tuberculosis in 1943 The hospital now provides a wide range of services to meet the requirements of the community.

Since reconstruction, the hospital has become an acute general hospital with general medical and surgical specialities. It does not, however, provide paediatric, obstetric or gynaecological cover. Its surgical department enjoys high acclaim as the Ruttonjee is the only hospital in Hong Kong to provide sex-change operations. The geriatrics service has also developed in recent years in response to the aging population of the Wan Chai district.

Royal Naval Hospital (Hong Kong)

Royal Naval Hospital was the Royal Navy's medical facility in the colony.

The RNH began in 1841 in a matshed on the site of the Wellington Barracks ong Hong Kong Island. A typhoon destroyed the hospital and was temporarily located on the ''Minden'', a third rate sailing ship. This ship was replaced by ''Alligator'' in 1846, a sixth rate frigate and ''Melville'', another third rate sailing ship in 1857.

The hospital return to shore briefly at the Seaman's Hospital in 1873 and then to the Mount Shadwell, now home to Ruttonjee Hospital until it was destroyed during World War II.

After the war the RNH was located on two floors of the Queen Mary Hospital. In 1946 the hospital relocated to the War Memorial Hospital on the Peak until it was closed in 1956. The War Memorial Hospital merged with Matilda Hospital to form the Matilda and War Memorial Hospital, later renamed Matilda International Hospital. Naval medical services and patients were transferred to the British Military Hospital, Hong Kong in Kowloon after 1956.

Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Queen Mary Hospital , located in Pok Fu Lam on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is the flagship teaching hospital of the Faculty of Dentistry and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. Its main ward tower, Block K, is the tallest hospital building in Asia at 137 metres , and is the second tallest in the world, behind London's Guy's Hospital. It has around 1,400 beds. It provides general medical and surgical services to the residents of Western and Southern districts and is a tertiary referral centre for the whole territory of Hong Kong and beyond.

History

The hospital was founded in 1937, and its first building was opened that year by Andrew Caldecott, the then Governor of Hong Kong. The hospital was named for , Queen Consort and wife of then King George V of the United Kingdom. It then replaced the Government Civil Hospital as the main accident and emergency hospital for Hong Kong Island. The hospital was greatly expanded over the years, with two major expansion projects completed in 1955 and 1983. It is the teaching hospital for the University of Hong Kong.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong

Queen Elizabeth Hospital , QE in short, is a hospital at in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after . The hospital is a major hospital in southern Kowloon. This hospital has around 1,800 beds. It has more or less 350 physicians and surgeons. The total number of nurses are 1,000 more or less.

Hospital background

Queen Elizabeth Hospital was opened in 1963 and it is the major acute general hospital in Kowloon. It has 1,850 beds and 13 clinical departments, and a staff force of 4,600. It serves an effective population of about 900,000 and about one-third of all cancer patients in Hong Kong. It is the largest acute hospital in Hong Kong despite not being a university hospital.

The hospital has a full complement of services including 24-hour Accident and Emergency and specialist services. Clinics are located at three different sites to serve the district. They are the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Specialist Clinic, Yau Ma Tei Polyclinic, and the 'L' Block Clinic.

The hospital provides high-intensity care for all clinical specialties, and a tertiary referral centre for major specialties. It is also a teaching centre for basic and post-graduate training of s, nurses and allied health professionals.

Through its cluster network, the hospital is closely linked with Kwong Wah Hospital and United Christian Hospitalfor acute services; as well as Kowloon Hospital and Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital for convalescent and services. Other general and specialty services are supported by Wong Tai Sin Hospital, the East Kowloon Clinic and Pamela Youde Clinic.

To enhance community participation, an annual health promotion programme and a Patient Resource Centre were established in 1993, giving support to seven self-help patient groups. Successfully organized ''Healthwork Campaign'' for staff of 28 hotels in Yau Tsim Mong District. Formed partnership programmes with the Hong Kong Hotels Association in 1995/96.

In 1994-96, the hospital completed some major service expansion projects. They include the provision of an Open Heart and Thoracic Surgical Services and an Adolescent Medical Centre.

A 24-hour multidisciplinary trauma service was introduced in 1995-96, and various patient-centred services re-organisations were introduced. The medical record system and electronic medical record systems were also introduced in phases since 1994.

Pioneered 2-year training posts of Family Physicians in QEH in July 1996 to promote high quality health care practitioners and expanded into a wider programme with corporate support since 1997. It is now an established mandate for HA.

To meet growing demand for its services, a number of renovation and reconstruction projects were carried out. These include air conditioning for all hospital wards by the end of 1996. With a donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Jockey Club Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology, and the Jockey Club Institute of Radiology and Imaging were redeveloped. Redevelopment of the Ambulatory Care Centre with all the specialist clinics and day surgery and rehabilitation services included under one roof was completed by 1997. The new Rehabilitation Block was put into service in 1999, and the new operation theatre with 21 operation rooms is already fully operational since summer of 2000.

Scope of service

Specialties:
*24-hour Accident and Emergency
*Traumatology
*Neurosurgery
*Neurology
*Clinical Oncology
*Cardiology
*Gastroenterology and Hepatology
*Thoracic surgery
*Renal medicine and Urology
*Surgery/Medicine
*Paediatrics and Neonatology
*Obstetrics & Gynaecology
*
*Sports medicine
*Ophthalmology
*Intensive care unit
*Reconstructive Orthopaedics

Others:
*Radiology and Imaging
*Pathology
*Anaesthesia
*Paramedical Service
*Rehabilitation
*AIDS Service
*Adolescent Medical Centre

Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong

Princess Margaret Hospital or PMH is a hospital in south Kwai Chung, near Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong. It is a major hospital mostly serving Kwai Tsing District and managed by Hospital Authority. Although it is not the main teaching hospital of the two medical faculties in Hong Kong, it provides tertiary specialist services in urology and nephrology and has been widely regarded by Hong Kong people as the best specialist hospital in kidney related services and research.

Another hospital nearby, Kwai Chung Hospital provides psychiatric services.

Background

Established in 1975, Princess Margaret Hospital is an acute hospital serving the Kowloon West and New Territories South regions in Hong Kong, which include Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi, Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung areas. The Hospital has about 1,200 beds and a staff of over 3,000.

The hospital was named after the late , sister of .

Services

The Hospital provides 24-hour services and a wide range of specialist, ambulatory and convalescent services for patients. It is a tertiary referral centre for renal diseases and infectious diseases in the whole territory and for neurosurgical services in the New Territories South region. It also provides diagnostic support and consultation services for other hospitals in the region. A 20 bed Intensive Care Unit is also situated in the CD block of the hospital. Its specialist outpatient clinic is situated at Block K, Princess Margaret Hospital.

With the opening of the Hong Kong International Airport in July 1998, the Hospital provides acute care for international travellers. Moreover, it is one of the major receiving hospitals for victims in airport disasters and provides multi-disciplinary emergency care for victims at the Major Trauma Centre.

As a specialised training institute recognised by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital provides bedside teaching and clinical attachment for medical students and offers intern placement for graduates.

Prince of Wales Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital , located in Sha Tin of New Territories in Hong Kong, is a public hospital and the teaching hospital of the of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Named after and officially opened by Charles, Prince of Wales in 1984, Prince of Wales Hospital now provides approximately 1 360 hospital beds and 24 hours accident and emergency service with almost 4 000 staff. It is also the regional hospital responsible for the Eastern New Territories serving Shatin, Tai Po, North New Territories, Sai Kung and the outlying islands in East New Territories.

The hospital is supported by the Li Ka-shing Specialist Clinics for specialty outpatient services. The Hospital Governing Committee is the ultimate decision making authority of the hospital. The current chief executive of the Hospital is Dr. Fung Hong.

Scopes of service

*Accident and Emergency
*Anaesthesia
*Anatomical & Cellular Pathology
*Chemical Pathology
*Clinical Oncology
*Combined Endoscopy
*Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery
*Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging
*Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
*Family Medicine
*Medicine & Therapeutics
*Microbiology
*Obstetrics & Gynaecology
*Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
*Orthopaedics & Traumatology
*Paediatrics
*Psychiatry
*Surgery

Precious Blood Hospital

Precious Blood Hospital, a private organisation, was founded in 1937 by the Congregation of the Chinese Sisters of the Precious Blood.

The hospital is located in the Sham Shui Po area of West Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is a Roman Catholic Christian Hospital, and is run by the Caritas group, as is . Patients of all faith and backgrounds are cared for.

Precious Blood offers specialist services in General Medicine , Surgery, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology.

The hospital maintains very high clinical, governance and educational standards, is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association. It is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by the Trent Accreditation Scheme of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital is an acute care hospital in Hong Kong.

The hospital opened in 1993 with 1829 beds and staff of over 3000. It replaced the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Mid-Levels in Hong Kong Island and moved to Chai Wan. Assigned to the Hong Kong eastern hospital cluster and replaced the other Nethersole hospital, which relocated to the New Territories.

Before the establishment of the Hospital, there were only 3 government clinics but no hospitals in the Eastern District, a district with population of 440 thousand in 1980s; in August 1982, several churches in the District form an organization to force the then Government to establish a hospital, leading to the establishment of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.

It is affiliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, providing clinical attachment opportunities for its medical students.

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital is one of two hospitals in the Wong Tai Sin area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.

Founded in 1961 by the Maryknoll Sisters and became a public hospital in 1991.