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Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital

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Funding
  
Public hospital

Lists
  
Hospitals in Hong Kong

Phone
  
+852 2339 6111

Number of beds
  
324

Hospital type
  
Specialist

Opened
  
12 March 1971

Function
  
Hospital

Founded
  
March 12, 1971

Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital

Location
  
10 Heng Lam Street, Lok Fu, Hong Kong

Network
  
Kowloon Central Cluster

Emergency department
  
No Accident & Emergency

Address
  
10 Heng Lam St, Lok Fu Hong Kong

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hours

Similar
  
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital (Chinese: 香港佛教醫院) is a public, community hospital with 324 beds in Lok Fu, Hong Kong. It is under the Kowloon Central Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority.

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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

Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Wikipedia