Bradbury Hospice

Bradbury Hospice
Bradbury Hospice
Hospital Authority
Geography
Location	17 A Kung Kok Shan Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°23′54″N 114°12′54″E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Network	New Territories East Cluster
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
Beds	26
Speciality	Hospice care
Helipad	No
History
Opened	7 November 1992
Links
Website	www.ha.org.hk/bbh
Lists	Hospitals in Hong Kong

Bradbury Hospice (Chinese: 白普理寧養中心; Cantonese Yale: Baahkpóuléih Nìhngyéuhng Jūngsām) is a hospice with 26 beds located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is under the New Territories East Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority.

History

Bradbury Hospice was found by the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care and is the first independent hospice in Hong Kong. It was started building in 1990 on land in Sha Tin granted by the Government of Hong Kong, and was named after the Bradbury Charitable Trust, which donated HK$24 million to the building of the hospice. Other principal donors include the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Keswick Foundation. The 26-bed hospice started its operations in June 1992 and was officially opened on 7 November that year by Charles, Prince of Wales.[1][2][3]

On 1 April 1995, the management of the hospice was transferred to the Hospital Authority.[4]

Services

As of March 2013, the hospital had 26 beds and around 57 members of staff.[5]

References

"Hospice week begins with $20m cheque". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 11 November 1990. p. 3.
"Hospice movement now playing key role in Hongkong". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 7 June 1992. p. 35.
"The Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 8 November 1992. p. 8.
"Introduction". Bradbury Hospice. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Hospice week begins with $20m cheque". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 11 November 1990. p. 3.

[2] "Hospice movement now playing key role in Hongkong". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 7 June 1992. p. 35.

[3] "The Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 8 November 1992. p. 8.

[4] "Introduction". Bradbury Hospice. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

[5] Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.