St. John Hospital (SJH) is a community hospital on the island of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. It provides primary, emergency, and community health services.
| St. John Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Hospital Authority and Hong Kong St. John Ambulance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cheung Chau Hospital Road, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°12′29″N 114°01′53″E / 22.2080556°N 114.0313889°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public, Charitable |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Community |
| Patron | Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par |
| Network | Hong Kong East Cluster |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes, Accident and Emergency, but serious patients will be sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital |
| Beds | 87 |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 November 1934 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Hong Kong |
| Designated | 22 January 2010 |
| Reference no. | 611 |
| St. John Hospital | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 長洲醫院 |
| Simplified Chinese | 长洲医院 |
| Literal meaning | Cheung Chau Hospital |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chángzhōu Yīyuàn |
| Yale Romanization | Chèuhngjāu Yīyún |
| Jyutping | Coeng4 zau1 Ji1 jyun2 |
History
editSt. John Hospital was founded as a tuberculosis sanatorium in November 1934 by the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association as the St. John Ambulance Association Haw Par Hospital, named after its donors: tycoon brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par. The foundation stone of the Victorian-style hospital was laid by the two businessmen in 1932. The name "Haw Par Hospital" remains visible at the hospital's entrance, despite it being known now as St. John Hospital.[1][2]
Before the opening of the St. John Hospital, residents of Cheung Chau sought medical care from The Cheung Chau Fong Bin Hospital, which offered traditional Chinese medicine.[3] Since the closure of the Fong Bin Hospital in 1988,[3] St. John Hospital has been the island's sole hospital.
The hospital has been listed as a Grade III historic building since 22 January 2010.[4]
Facilities
editAs at March 2013, the hospital has 87 beds and 113 full-time equivalent staff.[5]
The hospital provides services for about 12,000 residents of Cheung Chau.[6] Those services include:
- 24-Hour Accident and Emergency Service
- Specialties
- Medicine
- Chest
- Maternal and Child Health
- Family Planning
- Others
- Methadone Detoxification Clinic
- Physiotherapy
- X-ray
- Occupational Therapy
- Chaplaincy
- Dietetic
- Courtesy Transportation for Selected Patients
References
edit- ^ "HASLink - Fun facts of public hospitals" (PDF). Hospital Authority. December 2020. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "St. John Hospital" (PDF). EM Express. Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Historic Building Appraisal - The Cheung Chau Fong Bin Hospital" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. 18 May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as of 7 March 2024)" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. 7 March 2024. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012-2013" (PDF). Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014.
- ^ "2011 Population Census - Fact Sheet for Islands District Council Cheung Chau South" (PDF). Hong Kong: Census and Statistics Department. 11 September 2012.
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