Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

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Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Limited
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (center glass building and adjacent white building)
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Geography
Location	2 Village Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′10″N 114°10′59″E / 22.26931°N 114.18294°E / 22.26931; 114.18294Coordinates: 22°16′10″N 114°10′59″E / 22.26931°N 114.18294°E / 22.26931; 114.18294
Organisation
Care system	Private
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	District General, Teaching
Affiliated university	Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong and School of Nursing, Open University of Hong Kong
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
Beds	480
History
Opened	1922; 99 years ago (1922)
Links
Website	www.hksh.com
Lists	Hospitals in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, or HKSH, is a private hospital established in 1922 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.

The hospital has more than 500 beds and various room types and facilities. It also has a 24 hours outpatient consultation service.

HKSH has a School of Nursing, affiliated with The Open University of Hong Kong,^[1] which trains nurses up to degree level. It is also affiliated with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong and provides clinical attachment opportunities for HKU medical students.^{[citation needed]}

HKSH is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.^{[citation needed]}

With a height of 148.5 metres (487 ft), it was the second-highest hospital building in the world, 15 centimetres (5.9 in) shorter than Guy's Hospital in London, UK.

History[]

The Hospital, when formed in 1922 and known then as The Yeung Wo Nursing Home, was organized by a leading group of Chinese medical practitioners and prominent residents of Hong Kong. The aim was to provide hospital facilities for the Chinese community and to provide accessible accommodation for the patients to be cared for by their own doctors.^{[citation needed]}

"The Happy Retreat", at that time a most popular public amusement centre in Happy Valley, was acquired by the organizers for the purpose. Dr. Man-Kai Wong (尹文楷, 1870-1927) was one of the founders of the Hospital.^[2] After renovating the two existing buildings which were included in the purchase, the Hospital opened its doors in September 1922 with 28 beds. Dr. Wai-Cheung Chau (周懷璋, 1893-1965), a medical doctor trained in Hong Kong, served as the Superintendent of the Hospital. Dr. Lee Sun Chau (周理信, i.e., 周六姑, 1890-1979), a medical doctor trained in Guangzhou, China, served as the Matron of the Hospital.^[3][4][5]

Four years after the opening, a landslip occurred at the hill slope behind the two buildings and caused considerable damage. The Nursing Home had to be closed for some six months in order that the premises could be made habitable for admission of patients.

The Board of Directors at that time considered that for the number of patients to increase, a good surgeon would have to be found. Dr. Li Shu Fan, who had just returned to Hong Kong after serving as head of Kung Yee University Medical School in Canton, was chosen. Subsequently, in 1926, Dr. Li was elected to head and to re-organise Yeung Wo. It was under his leadership that the name of the nursing home was changed to its present form, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. From then until his death in 1966, he held the twin positions of Chairman of the Board and Medical Superintendent. After his death, his brother Dr. Li Shu Pui was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and appointed Medical Superintendent to continue the management of the Hospital. Dr. Li Shu Pui was first elected a director of the Hospital's Board in 1929 and was appointed additionally as Assistant Superintendent in 1936. He therefore served the Hospital in a leadership capacity for seventy years. Dr. Li Shu Pui died on 31 August 2005 and Dr. Li Wai Tat, Walton has succeeded him as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Medical Superintendent of the Hospital.

See also[]

• List of hospitals in Hong Kong

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd., "More than half-a-century of architectural design experience in Hong Kong", section "Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital", p. 60, September 2009