Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)
Caritas Hong Kong

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Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) in 2009
Geography
Location 113 Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°20′02″N 114°09′42″E / 22.33383°N 114.16170°E / 22.33383; 114.16170Coordinates: 22°20′02″N 114°09′42″E / 22.33383°N 114.16170°E / 22.33383; 114.16170
Organisation
Care system Private
Funding Non-profit hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Beds 176
History
Founded July 27, 1937 (1937-07-27)
Links
Website www.pbh.hk
Lists Hospitals in Hong Kong

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) (Chinese: 寶血醫院（明愛）) is a private hospital in Hong Kong, located at No. 113 Castle Peak Road in the Sham Shui Po area of West Kowloon. It is a Roman Catholic Christian hospital, run by the Caritas group, as is Canossa Hospital. Patients of all faith and backgrounds are cared for.

History

The Precious Blood Hospital is composed of three wings. The first two were built in 1937 and 1939. The third one, the George Washington Wing, was built in 1975. The Hospital building suffered considerable damage during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945). The Hospital was under the administration of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Precious Blood until 1993, when Caritas group took charge of its management. The Hospital was consequently renamed as the Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas).[1]

Healthcare

Precious Blood Hospital offers specialist outpatient and inpatient services in General Medicine , Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology.

The hospital also runs a General Outpatient clinic and various health check and vaccination programs are offered to the local community.

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.772
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