St. John Hospital | |
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Hospital Authority | |
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 | |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | District |
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 |
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 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]
As 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: