North District Hospital
NDH is the first hospital completely planned and built by the Hospital Authority since their establishment in 1990. After five years' construction, the hospital commenced service in February 1998. The location was formerly known as the Dodwell's Ridge Camp (Chinese: 天祥營; Cantonese Yale: Tīn chèuhng yìhng) of the Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School.
History
The decision to build the North District Hospital was the result of a 1992 Hospital Authority review of the provision of hospital beds across the territory, based on figures collected in the 1991 census. The government entrusted the Hospital Authority with the design and construction of the new hospital. It was procured through a design–build contract with builder Hsin Chong.
The hospital first opened on 27 February 1998. The 24-hour accident and emergency department was commissioned in August 1998. An official inauguration ceremony was held by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa on 14 November 1998.
Specialties Services
- Accident and Emergency Department
- Department of Anaesthesia
- Department of Clinical Pathology
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Department of Gynaecology
- Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental (OMS)
- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
- Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (Out-patient services only. Patients may have to be transferred to other hospitals for treatment)
- Department of Psychiatry (Community outreach services and out-patient services only)
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Surgery
References
- ^ NTEC Bed Inventory, Hospital Authority
- ^ "Introduction of North District Hospital". Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Hong Kong Hansard". The Legislative Council Library. Legislative Council. 20 November 1996.
- ^ Wallis, Keith (1 February 1994). "Underspending by Works Branch 'thing of the past'". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
- ^ Sito, Peggy (23 October 1995). "Hsin Chong wins airport contract". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "CE's speech at opening ceremony of North District Hospital". Hong Kong Government. 14 November 1998.
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