Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Hong Kong Children's Hospital (Chinese: 香港兒童醫院; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng Yìhtùhng Yīyún) is a children's hospital in Hong Kong. Located at the south apron of the former Kai Tak Airport, the hospital has 468 beds for inpatients and day-patients, providing mainly tertiary services for complex and rare paediatric cases. Funded by the Hong Kong Government, construction of the HK$13 billion hospital began in August 2013. The hospital treats patients with a referral up to 19 years of age.[1]

Hong Kong Children's Hospital
Hospital Authority
Pictured in 2018
Location within Hong Kong
Geography
LocationKai Tak Development Area, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′56″N 114°12′32″E
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityFaculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
NetworkKowloon Central Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
Beds468
SpecialityPaediatrics
HelipadNo
History
Opened18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)
Links
Websitewww.ha.org.hk/hkch/
ListsHospitals in Hong Kong

The first phase focuses on cancer and kidney diseases. Later phases will provide "neonatal intensive care, general pediatric surgery, and cardiologic and cardiothoracic surgery".[2]

History

The hospital, originally named the Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics, was first announced in the 2007 policy address given by Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[3] The site chosen for the hospital used to be the headquarters of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force.

A design-and-build contract for the new hospital was awarded in July 2013 to a joint venture comprising Chinese state-owned contractor China State and Hong Kong firm Shui On Construction. The structural engineer was Meinhardt while the building services engineer was J. Roger Preston Limited.[4] The architect was Simon Kwan and Associates. Construction began in August 2013.[5]

In February 2014, the hospital was officially renamed Hong Kong Children's Hospital.[5] It opened on 18 December 2018, initially offering paediatric haematology and oncology ward, paediatric intensive care unit and operating theatre services.[6] The first inpatient services commenced on 27 March 2019, namely: the paediatric haematology and oncology ward, paediatric intensive care unit and operating theatre services.[7]

Transport

There is a minibus route 86 to Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay, bus route 5R to Kwun Tong via Ngau Tau Kok, and bus route 22 to Festival Walk via Kowloon City.

The hospital is in close proximity to a station on the proposed Kai Tak monorail.

See also

References
  1. "內分泌科 | 香港兒童醫院". www31.ha.org.hk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Children's hospital set to partially open in October". Hong Kong Economic Journal. 28 June 2018.
  3. Wong, Hilary (26 February 2014). "$13b children's hospital set to open in 2018". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
  4. "Ground-breaking for Children's Hospital". The Journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers. 42 (4). April 2014.
  5. "Development of the Hong Kong Children's Hospital" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Health Services. 15 June 2015.
  6. "Hong Kong Children's Hospital to commence services tomorrow (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 17 December 2018.
  7. "Hong Kong Children's Hospital commences inpatient services (with photos)". Hong Kong Government. 27 March 2019.
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