St. John Hospital (Hong Kong)

St. John Hospital (SJH), located on Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, provides primary, emergency and community health services to the community on the island.

St. John Hospital
Hospital Authority
Geography
LocationCheung Chau Hospital Road, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°12′29″N 114°01′53″E
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeDistrict
NetworkHong Kong East Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentYes, Accident and Emergency
Beds87
History
OpenedNovember 1934 (1934-11)
Links
ListsHospitals in Hong Kong
Designated2010-01-22
Reference no.611
St. John Hospital
Traditional Chinese長洲醫院
Yale RomanizationChèuhngjāu Yīyún
JyutpingCoeng4 zau1 Ji1 jyun2

History

SJH was founded by the St. John Ambulance Association. The foundation stone of this Victorian-style construction was laid by the tycoon brothers Mr Aw Boon Haw and Mr Aw Boon Par in 1932. In November 1934, it was donated to the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association, and officially called St John Ambulance Association Haw Par Hospital after the names of the donors.[1] In 1946, it was converted to a tuberculosis sanatorium. On 22 January 2010, it was confirmed as a Grade 3 historic building.[2]

Facilities

As at March 2013, the hospital has 87 beds and 113 full-time equivalent staff.[3]

The hospital provides services for about 12,000 residents of Cheung Chau.[4] 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
  1. "St. John Hospital" (PDF). EM Express. Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine. April 2012.
  2. "Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings". Hong Kong: Antiquities Advisory Board. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012-2013" (PDF). Hospital Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2014.
  4. "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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