Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
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.
History
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital was found by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. It was started building in 1966 and completed in 1970. 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.
Services
As of March 2013, 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.
References
- ^ "Clusters, Hospitals & Institutions". ha.org.hk
- ^ "Buddhist Hospital ceremony". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 10 November 1966. p. 6.
- ^ "Colourful scene at opening of Buddhist seminar". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 4 April 1970. p. 6.
- ^ "Charitable bodies earn high praise". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 13 March 1971. p. 6.
- ^ Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.