Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital (Chinese: 聖母醫院; Cantonese Yale: Singmóuh Yīyún) is a Roman Catholic hospital at Wong Tai Sin area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.

Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
Hospital Authority
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital is located in Hong Kong
Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital
Geography
Location118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.34526°N 114.19659°E / 22.34526; 114.19659
Organisation
Care systempublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeSpecialist
NetworkKowloon West Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency at United Christian Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Beds236
HelipadNo
History
Opened11 December 1961 (1961-12-11)
Links
Websitewww.olmh-hk.com
ListsHospitals in 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

As of March 2013, 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]

References

  1. "Kowloon To Have Four New Hospitals". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 12 December 1961. p. 6.
  2. Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014.
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