Prince of Wales Hospital Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre

(Extension Block)

Background

The Prince of Wales Hospital was planned in the 1970s and commenced operation in 1984. It is now the largest hospital in the New Territories East Cluster, providing acute and tertiary services. It also serves as the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong .  

In order to provide additional space to meet the long-term medical demands of the community and training needs of healthcare professionals, the Government and the Hospital Authority commissioned the construction of an Extension Block in 2007. The new building will be named Main Clinical Block and Trauma Centre and open in October 2010. With a total gross floor area of 71,500 square metres, this 14-storey building will bring about a better environment for patients.

Major Medical Services

In-patient service

About 830 in -patient beds
21 wards
Intensive Care Unit
High Dependency Unit

Ambulatory service

Day Surgery Centre with 30 ambulatory beds

Other important services

Accident and Emergency Department
16 operating theatres

Floor Directory

Level

Service

G

Main Entrance
Enquiries
Accident and Emergency Department
Emergency and Admission Registration Counter
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre
Convenience Store
Rehabilitation Shop
Mortuary

1

Pharmacy
Shroff
Auditorium
Taxi Stand
Coffee Shop

2

Footbridge to the existing Main Block
Emergency Medicine Ward
Cardiovascular Intervention Centre
Department of Imaging and Intervention Radiology

3

Operating Theatre
Day Surgery Centre
Rapid Response Laboratory
Blood Bank

4

Intensive Care Unit
Integrated Ward (Eye / Ear, Nose & Throat, Head & Neck / Dental)

5

Intensive Care Unit
Operating Theatre
Burns Centre
Skin Bank

6

Private Ward

7

Surgical Ward (Cardiothoracic)
Surgical Ward (Neurosurgery)
Medical Ward (Stroke Unit) / Neurosurgery High Dependency Unit

8

Surgical Wards

9

Orthopaedic Wards

10

Medical Ward
Medical Ward / Poison Treatment Centre
Medical Ward (Coronary Care Unit / High Dependency Unit)

11

Medical Wards

12

Infectious Disease Wards
Medical Ward

Relocation Arrangements

•              Most in-patient services will be transferred to the Extension Block in stages starting from 11 October 2010. The relocation is expected to complete by 31 October 2010.

•              The Accident and Emergency Department will move on 28 October 2010.

•              Services of the Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic will remain in the existing location.

•              For enquiries related to the relocation, please call the hotline at 2632 2415.

Transportation

Entrance of the Extension Block faces the bus terminus. It can be reached by the following means—

• Bus: 80K, 82M , 73A , 82K, 84M , 85A , 86, 89X

• Minibus: 804, 808, 811

• MTR: City One Station

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:

How many more beds would be provided when the Extension Block is put into use?

A:

We would move some of the in-patient services in the existing Main Block to the Extension Block. There would be a net increase of some 60 in -patient beds.

Q:

Which services will move to the Extension Block?

A:

Most of the in-patient specialties including Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedic and Infectious Disease Wards will move to the Extension Block. The Accident and Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Operating Theatres, Pharmacy and Shroff will also move to the Extension Block.

Q:

Which services will not move to the Extension Block?

A:

In-patient wards for Clinical Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics as well as Neo-natal and Paediatric Intensive Care Units will remain in the existing location.

Q:

Will the Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic move to the Extension Block?

A:

No. Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic and its related services like pharmacy and shroff will remain in the existing location.

Q:

When will the relocation commence?

A:

The relocation of in-patient services will begin in stages from 11 October 2010 onwards and is expected to complete by 31 October 2010. The Accident and Emergency Department will move on 28 October 2010.

Q:

Will the Accident and Emergency Department be closed temporarily during the relocation?

A:

The Accident and Emergency Department (AED) will be relocated on 28 October 2010. Starting from 8:00am that day, the AED in the existing Main Block and the Extension Block will be in parallel operation. All new patients who arrive at the hospital from 8:00 am onwards will be taken by the new AED. Signage and manpower will be arranged to direct traffic and people flow. The old AED will cease operation after the last patient who arrives before 8:00 am has been treated.

Q:

If I have further questions about the relocation and the Extension Block, which department can I contact?

A:

If members of the public have any enquiries about the Extension Block and the relocation, they can call our public enquiry hotline 2632 2415.