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[[Ma Ying-jeou]], the current [[President of the Republic of China]], was born in this hospital in 1950. This information is displayed in the Museum of the Hospital. |
[[Ma Ying-jeou]], the current [[President of the Republic of China]], was born in this hospital in 1950. This information is displayed in the Museum of the Hospital. |
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[[Yau Ma Tei Station]] Exit A2 |
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Revision as of 10:14, 3 October 2012
Founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 1911, the Hospital provides a full range of services to the population of West Kowloon and Wong Tai Sin. It is Kowloon West Cluster's major acute teaching hospital, and also a Neurosurgical and Antenatal Diagnosis referral centre. The Hospital has established various clinical centers in recent years, including Mr & Mrs. Lai Kwok Wing Urology Centre, Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Centre and Chan Feng Men Ling Cardiac Centre, to provide quality healthcare services which meet the needs of the society. There are integrated Breast Centre and Dr Stephen Chow Chun-kay Assisted Reproduction Centre to serve patients with needs. It has established a Community Based Geriatric Service, Respiratory Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit, TWGHs BOCHK Diabetes Centre, Wong Wha San Renal Memorial Centre, and a Nuclear Medicine site equipped with the most advanced technology. Kwong Wah Hospital is also a pioneer in Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine. TWGHs has established TWGHs Wilson T S Wang Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment Centre in Kwong Wah. The hospital has participated through joint consultation for designated diseases under protocols which developed by both Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine practitioners.
The former Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital is preserved and houses the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum.
History
In the early days, the hospital offered medical service free of charge to those who could not afford it, with funding provided by local merchants. That tradition continues today.
The hospital played a major role in the SARS epidemic which made its way from Guangdong province to Hong Kong early in 2003. On February 21, Liu Jianlun, a 64-year-old a Chinese doctor who had treated cases of SARS in Guangdong arrived in Hong Kong to attend a wedding. He checked into the Metropole Hotel (the ninth floor - room 911).[1] Although he had developed symptoms on February 15, he felt well enough to travel, shop, and sight-see with his brother-in-law. On February 22 he sought urgent care at the Kwong Wah Hospital and was admitted to the intensive care unit. He died on March 4.[2] About 80% of the Hong Kong cases have been traced back to this doctor. On February 25, the 53-year-old brother-in-law of the Guangdong doctor came to the Kwong Wah Hospital. He was not admitted that day but his illness worsened, and he was admitted on March 1. He died on March 19.
Scope of services
24-Hour Accident and Emergency Service
Specialties:
- Medicine and Geriatrics
- Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Anaesthesia & Operating Theatre Services
- Pathology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Liaison Psychiatry
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
- Inpatient Ophthalmology
- Inpatient Dentistry
Ambulatory and Allied Health
- General Out-Patient Service
- Specialist Out-Patient Service
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Medical Social Service
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Dietetics
- Podiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Speech Therapy
Community Services
- Community Nursing
- Community Geriatric Assessment Team
- Well Women Clinic (provided by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs))
- TWGHs Integrated Diagnostic & Medical Centre (provided by TWGHs)
- Chinese Medicine Clinics (provided by TWGHs)
Others
- Central Sterile Supplies Department
- Electrodiagnostic Unit
- Endoscopy Unit
- Day Surgery
- Prenatal Diagnostic Centre
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Neurosurgical High Dependency Unit
- Geriatric Day Hospital
- Renal Dialysis Service
Notable people
Ma Ying-jeou, the current President of the Republic of China, was born in this hospital in 1950. This information is displayed in the Museum of the Hospital.
Transportation
Yau Ma Tei Station Exit A2
References
- ^ "How SARS changed the world in less than six months" (PDF). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 81 (8). 2003.
- ^ World Health Organization. Update 95 - SARS: Chronology of a serial killer. Available at http://www.who.int/csr/don/2003_07_04/en/index.html
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