Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital explained

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
Map Type:Hong Kong
Location:118 Shatin Pass Road
Country:HK
Coordinates:22.3453°N 114.1966°W
Address:118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Healthcare:public
Funding:Government
Type:Specialist
Emergency:No Accident & Emergency at United Christian Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Helipad:No
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Patron:Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic
Beds:236

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital is a Roman Catholic hospital at Wong Tai Sin area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.

History

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital was founded by the Maryknoll Sisters and officially opened by D. J. M. Mackenzie, Director of Medical and Health Services, on 11 December 1961.[1]

It became a public hospital in 1991.

Services

, the hospital has 236 beds and around 721 members of staff. For the year ended 31 March 2013, it has treated 10,290 inpatients and day-patients, 67,350 specialist outpatients, and 415,159 general outpatients.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kowloon To Have Four New Hospitals. South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 12 December 1961. 6.
  2. Book: Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013. Hospital Authority. Hong Kong. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716185218/http://www.ha.org.hk/upload/publication_13/477.pdf. 2014-07-16.