Kowloon Hospital

Kowloon Hospital (Chinese: 九龍醫院; Cantonese Yale: Gáulùhng Yīyún) is a general care hospital located in Kowloon City District,[2] in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The complex was built on land between Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road.

Kowloon Hospital
Hospital Authority
Kowloon Hospital Main Building
Geography
Location147A Argyle Street, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′27″N 114°10′47″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching, Specialist
Affiliated universityMedical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
NetworkKowloon Central Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentNo, Accident and Emergency at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Beds1,335
History
OpenedDecember 24, 1925 (1925-12-24)
Links
Websitewww.ha.org.hk/kh
ListsHospitals in Hong Kong
Designated2009-12-18[1]
Reference no.231–238
Designated2010-01-22[1]
Reference no.761 & 811

The hospital used to be an acute hospital with accident and emergency service. It was later converted to a chronic hospital to provide extended supportive care to patients from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The hospital has specialist services in psychiatry, rehabilitation, respiratory medicine and geriatrics. The respiratory medicine unit provides teaching opportunities for medical students from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.

With 1,281 beds, the hospital was the first to establish a rehabilitation unit in Hong Kong.

References
  1. "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. Hong Kong. 27 December 2013.
  2. "Kowloon City District Map" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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