Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
Hospital in Lok Fu, Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital (Chinese: 香港佛教醫院; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng Fahtgaau Yīyún) is Buddhism founded Community hospital with 324 beds in Lok Fu, Hong Kong, within walking distance of Lok Fu station. It is under the Kowloon Central Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority. Hospital Chief Executive is Dr LAU Sze-ting.[1]
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | |
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| Hospital Authority and Hong Kong Buddhist Association | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 10 Heng Lam Street, Lok Fu, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°20′08″N 114°11′19″E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist, Community |
| Religious affiliation | Buddhist |
| Network | Kowloon Central Cluster |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No, Accident and Emergency at United Christian Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| Beds | 324 |
| History | |
| Opened | 12 March 1971 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港佛教醫院 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港佛教医院 | ||||||||||||
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Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital was found by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. It was started building in 1966[2] and completed in 1970.[3] It was then opened on 12 March 1971 by the Hong Kong Governor, David Trench. The hospital provided 350 beds and cost HK$14 million, HK$2 million of which was donated by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club.[4]
As of March 2013[update], the hospital had 324 beds and around 370 members of staff. For the year ended 31 March 2013, it had treated 8,631 inpatients and day-patients, 11,464 specialist outpatients, and 45,432 general outpatients.[5]
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