Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) Explained

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)
Map Type:Hong Kong
Country:HK
Coordinates:22.3338°N 114.1617°W
Address:113 Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Healthcare:Charitable, Non-profit
Funding:Non-profit
Type:District General, Community
Emergency:No
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Patron:Sisters of the Precious Blood
Beds:176

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) is a Roman Catholic Community 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.

History

The Precious Blood Hospital is Charitable hospital created by Sister of the Precious Blood in July 1937,[1] hospital has three wings. first two were built in 1937 and 1939. The third one, the George Washington Wing, was built in 1975. the 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).[2]

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.

The hospital 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 香港私家醫院 私立醫院 以愛服務 ‧ 締造希望 醫院介紹 . 2024-07-26 . 寶血醫院 (明愛) . zh-HK.
  2. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/AAB_brief_info_en.pdf Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.772