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History
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Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) was established by the Board of Directors of Tung Wah Hospital in 1911 as the first hospital on the Kowloon peninsula. The Chairman of the Founder-Directors was the famous lawyer-politician Mr. Ho Kai. The name "Kwong Wah" stands for Kwang-Tung Chinese for whom the hospital was to serve.
Back in the early twentieth century, no hospitals existed on the Kowloon side of the harbour, and traffic to Hong Kong Island to seek medical help was treacherous for the sick. In 1907, a group of community leaders submitted a proposal to build a Chinese hospital in Yaumatei as a matter of urgency to cater for the needs of the rapidly expanding population in Kowloon and the New Territories. The Hong Kong Government subsequently enacted Ordinance No. 38 known as "1911 Expansion of Tung Wah Hospital Ordinance". A piece of Crown land in Yaumatei was granted for the purpose of erecting a hospital. After 5 years of construction, Kwong Wah Hospital was officially opened by the then Governor Sir Frederick Lugard on 9 October 1911. |
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Nature and Activity
Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) is a 1,428-bed general hospital providing a full range of acute care services. She is also responsible for operating Ngau Tau Kok Geriatric Day Hospital and Pamela Youde Polyclinic Renal Dialysis Centre. She belongs to Kowloon (West) cluster which includes Our Lady of Marynoll Hospital (OLMH) and TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital (WTSH). Together the three hospitals provide a comprehensive range of secondary care and some tertiary care services.
KWH's main role is to provide Acute and Ambulatory Care, especially for the community of Kowloon West. The clinical specialties include Accident & Emergency service, Medicine & Geriatrics, Surgery, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Neurosurgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Radiology, Pathology, Anaesthesia, and Psychiatry. The Allied Health services cover a whole spectrum of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Medical Social Services, Dietetics, Pharmacy, Speech Therapy, Podiatry, Prosthetic-Orthotic (P&O) and Clinical Psychology.
In addition to the Specialist Out-Patient services, there is an Integrated Clinic, a General Out-Patient Clinic, a Day Surgery Centre, a Breast Centre providing one-stop service for all breast diseases, a combined Endoscopy and Urodynamic Suite for day cases and an Electro-diagnostic Service. There is also a Chinese Medicine Clinic and a Well Women Clinic operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs). |
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Mission
In line with the Hospital Authority's vision of creating seamless health care, and in pursuit of the mission of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in respect of medical services "to heal the sick and relieve the distressed".
1. We will endeavour to further develop Kwong Wah Hospital as a major acute hospital with its own characteristics in the Hong Kong health care system, to provide a comprehensive range of multi-specialty services of the highest possible standard, effectively and efficiently within available resources. 2. We will maintain the Tung Wah spirit and tradition in providing patient-centred, quality services to the community, and continue to collaborate with TWGHs develop health care services consistent with its mission and strategy. 3. We will provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff. 4. We will provide a challenging, rewarding, harmonious and warm working environment with good training and career development opportunities.
5. We will collaborate with the community and other health care providers in achieving a seamless health care system for the maximal health benefit of the community. |
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Statistics
Kwong Wah Hospital |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
Overall |
Total In-Patient & Discharge-
Patient discharges & deaths |
82,329 |
83,681 |
83,617 |
86,071 |
83,865 |
87,090 |
91,656 |
92,579 |
690,888 |
Total Accidental & Emergency attendance
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159,972 |
145,354 |
148,428 |
144,400 |
143,084 |
150,879 |
149,502 |
145,917 |
1,187,536 |
General Out-Patient total attendance
|
134,809 |
131,132 |
129,444 |
119,484 |
126,232 |
125,326 |
125,226 |
116,917 |
1,008,570 |
Total Specialist Out-Patient attendance
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312,091 |
314,462 |
315,006 |
314,638 |
319,192 |
326,121 |
331,839 |
335,360 |
2,568,709 |
Geriatric Day Hospital : total attendance
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6,868 |
6,873 |
5,388 |
4,758 |
5,068 |
5,798 |
5,746 |
6,009 |
46,508 |
TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
Overall |
Total In-Patient & Discharge-
Patient discharges & deaths |
7,628 |
7,776 |
7,459 |
7,053 |
7,179 |
7.157 |
7.540 |
7.602 |
59.394 |
Total Accidental & Emergency attendance
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
General Out-Patient total attendance
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total Specialist Out-Patient attendance
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- |
- |
- |
84 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
84 |
Geriatric Day Hospital : total attendance
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6,149 |
6,165 |
7,756 |
8,656 |
9,615 |
9,904 |
10,702 |
10,632 |
69,579 |
Kwong Wah Hospital |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
No. of beds |
1,123 |
1,141 |
1,141 |
1,101 |
1,101 |
TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
No. of beds |
505 |
501 |
461 |
474 |
511 |
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