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Medical care
The health care system in Hong Kong falls under two heads, public and private.
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Any resident having a Hong Kong Identification Card can access public health facilities without any hassle. Insurance is not necessary for patients coming under the eligibility criteria.
In brief, private hospitals are institutions operating on their own and are on the higher end when it comes to charges. Those persons with insurance cover can opt for private medical services.
There are pros and cons to each. While private hospitals and clinics have options from which to choose for doctors and appointment timing, public hospitals don’t. Patients have to go through the grind of procedures and wait for long hours if the case is not deemed critical. Private services are a better option for minor issues to escape long waiting hours.
There are 13 private hospitals registered under the hospital authority and 41 public hospitals (operating under seven clusters, based on districts). Read on to find a list of a few public and private hospitals from which to pick.
Useful References: Ruttonjee Hospital:
This comes under Hong Kong East cluster of hospitals and has a 24-hour accident and emergency service.
Admission: patients should have an appointment slip for scheduled appointment or they should register at the hospital’s admission office. Patients need to provide their HKID or a valid travel document at the time of admission to be able to use the government subsidy or they will end up paying full charges.
Address: 266 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, HK Tel: (852) 2291 2000 E-mail: rtskh_enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.ha.org.hk/rtskh
Queen Mary Hospital: located in
Hong Kong west cluster started in 1937. It is a teaching hospital to Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.
Address: 102 Pokfulam Road, HK Tel: (852) 2255 3838 E-mail: qmh_enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.qmh.org.hk
Tung wah Hospital: Established in
1870 this is the first public hospital, which got a subvention from the Hospital Authority to provide an outpatient service on Chinese Medicine.
Address: 12 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, HK Tel: (852) 2589 8111 E-mail: twh_enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www3.ha.org.hk/twh
Kowloon Hospital: Located in cen-
tral Kowloon this hospital provides multi speciality services. It has one of the country’s largest chest centres which provides support base to Queen Elizabeth and United Christian Hospital.
Address: 147A Argyle Street, KLN Tel: (852) 3129 7111 E-mail: kh_enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.ha.org.hk/kh
Queen Elizabeth Hospital: This is
in 1963. It has 15 clinical departments, three specialist clinics and six outpatient clinics. It is also. Teaching hospital to undergraduates training for nurses and doctors.
Address: 30 Gascoigne Road, KLN Tel: (852) 3506 8888 E-mail: qeh_webmaster@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.ha.org.hk/qeh
Tseung Kwan O: It was opened in 1999 has a Chinese Medicine outpatient service. This has opened a day surgery centre of its own started in 2007.
Address: No. 2 Po Ning Lane, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O Tel: (852) 2208 0111 Email: tkoh.enquiry@ha.org.hk
Kwai Chung Hospital: Located in
the western side of Kowloon this Hospital started in 1981. It runs five psychiatric outpatient clinics and aims at building a reintegrating community to the mentally ill.
Address: 3-15 Kwai Chung Hospital Road, NT Tel: (852) 2959 8111 E-mail: kch.enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.ha.org.hk/kch/start.html
Princess Margaret Hospital:
coming under the kowloon west cluster of HA(hospital authority) is known as a special trauma centre for the HA. It has two major laboratories operating which work all the hospitals of HA.
Address: 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tel: (852) 2990 1111 E-mail: pmh.enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: www.ha.org.hk/pmh
Prince of Wales Hospital: locat-
ed in the eastern part of New Territories this hospital opened its doors to the public in 1984. It has two major cancer treatment centres for children and boasts of top quality paediatric surgical wards. Moreover it is
a teaching hospital to the medical faculty of Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Address: 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, NT Tel: (852) 3505 2211 E-mail: pwh_enquiry@ha.org.hk Website: http://www3.ha.org.hk/pwh/index.htm
ShaTin Hospital: yet another eastern cluster new territory hospital opened in 1991. This hospital has a sleep assessment unit and emphasizes on surgery and adult psychiatry.
Address: 33 A Kung Kok Street, Ma On Shan, Shatin, NT Tel: (852) 3919 7500 E-mail: sh_enquiry@ha.org.hk
Tai Po Hospital: This Hospital was purposefully built to provide extended medical care and rehabilitation to the elderly, chronically ill patients and patients with acute psychiatric problems. This hospital is also home to one of the three designated Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation centres.
Address: 9 Chuen On Road, Tai Po, NT Tel: (852) 2607 6111 E-mail: tph_gr@ha.org.hk Website: http://www3.ha.org.hk/tph
Tuen Mun Hospital: coming under
the west cluster of New Territory hospitals this started in 1990. It aims at providing a varied range of acute and ambulatory services for the new territories.
Address: 23 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, NT Tel:(852) 2468 5111 E-mail: ntwc.pa@ha.org.hk Website: http://www.ha.org.hk/tmh
Castle Peak Hospital: this west-
ern new territory hospital opened in 1961. Known as the oldest psychiatric hospitals in Hong Kong treats patients from new territories and manages a network of psychiatric day hospitals and clinics. Address: 15 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, NT Tel: (852) 2456 7111 E-mail: cph_enquiry@ha.org.hk
List of Private Hospitals
Canossa Hospital (Caritas): Their
mission is to provide quality holistic medical facilities to the community. This catholic hospital is committed to promoting wellness among the patients by working in harmony with patient groups and their families. Appointment: Place a call on the number provided and check the availability of the doctor(s) needed.
Admission: for getting admitted it is mandatory for the patient to:
- Produce an admission letter duly signed by the doctor attending - Reserve a bed through the attending doctor. - Take an infection assessment by nurses at the infection triage. Patients with serious psychiatric illnesses, contagious diseases and police cases will not be admitted for safety and operational reasons . Address: 1 Old Peak Road, Hong Kong. Email: enquiry@canossahospital.org.hk Tel: (852) 2522 2181
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital: This
is a developed high scale private hospital that delivers quality medical care since years.
For Appointment: call on the number provided and make an appointment with the specialist needed and remember that first time visit requires basic registration at the reception. Passport or Hong Kong ID is mandatory for registration.
Admission: If advised patients can be admitted upon producing: - The admission letter, duly signed by the doctor who has examined and assessed the patient’s condition.
- Patient’s HKID or passport. - HKID of the person-accompanying patient. - Medical insurance details or medical if any.
Address: 222 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 2339 8888 Email: info@hkbh.org.hk
Matilda International Hos-
pital: A world famous hospital for outstanding patient care and modern equipment has been serving patients for 110 years now. They cater to all medical problems but are specialized in orthopaedics and spine, maternal care and ENT. For appointment: Call on the hospital number or there is an option for online booking on their website. Fill the form for booking. The staff will get back to you.
Admission: patients can do an online check in prior to the admission to ensure and easier admission. No card or bank details will be collected. It is Mandatory to furnish HKID before admission even for children. No surgery or medicine will be administered until then.
Address: 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Email: info@matilda.org Tel: (852) 2849 0111
Address: 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Email: opd@matilda.org Tel: (852) 2849 1500
Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital:
Established in 1922, it is one of the leading private hospitals in Hong Kong, which has over thirty Centres offering diagnosis and therapeutic care. For appointment and admission make sure to get HKID, birth certificate if it’s a child or a valid travel document Address: Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital 2 Village Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2572 0211 Email: hospital@hksh-hospital.com
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital:
It’s a top quality private hospital they operate in two branches in main locations of Hong Kong. It works towards providing quality medical care to the expat community. Address: 199 Tsuen King Circuit, Tsuen Wan, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 6018 2809 / 2275 6888 Email: info@twah.org.hk
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
– Stubbs Road 40 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 3651 8888 Email: hkahinfo@hkah.org.hk
Appointment: online booking is available for few medical services prior to two days. For outpatient services place a separate call on the numbers provided. Admission: patients can be admitted upon producing the admission letter and HKID or a valid travel document. Gleneagles Hospital: This is one of
the newest private hospitals. It has a specialized critical care unit and uniquely equipped operation theatres for complex surgeries. Gleneagles is also a private teaching hospital with accreditation and provides training to health care professionals.
Address: 1 Nam Fung Path,Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2122 1333 / Mainline: (852) 3153 9000 Appointment: fill the online form provided or call on the hospital number for appointments. Admission: the requirements are the same for all the hospitals - a referral letter, HKID and a letter from the insurance company if you have insurance. Email: enquiry@gleneagles.hk
St. Paul’s Hospital: Located in
causeway bay this private hospital is serving people since 1898. It deep rooted in strong religious beliefs and provides quality health services to the sick.
Address: 2 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2830 8888, (852) 2890 6008 Email: enquiry@mail.stpaul.org.hk
For appointment and admission call the numbers provided.
St Teresa’ Hospital: Founded in 1940 this Hospital aims at providing cost effective facilities to its patients.
Address: 327 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2200 3434 Email: sth@sth.org.hk P.s call on the numbers to check availability of appointments. Union Hospital: Located in New territories this hospital is a dedicated health care provider and aims at becoming a model sustainable hospital. Providing affordable services, this hospital has a lot of awards and accreditations to its name.
Address: 18 Fu Kin Street, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories Tel: (852) 2608 3388 Email: union@union.org
Evangel Hospital: It’s a non-profit community hospital established in 1950 providing high quality and personalized health care to its patients.
Address: 222 Argyle Street, Kowloon Tel: (852) 2711 5222 Email: info@evanhosp.org.hk
Appointment: refer to the hospital contact info for booking appointment.
