Background

The planning of the Tuen Mun Hospital complex began in 1979. After more than ten years of planning and commissioning, the hospital finally commenced operation on 8 March 1990.

Introduction

The Hospital complex, embracing a total area of 212,634M², includes an ten-storey Main Block, a thirteen-storey Rehabilitation Block, a four-storey Special Block, an one-storey Radiotherapy Block, a two-storey Pathology Block, a sixteen-storey staff quarter and a ten-storey Ambulatory Care Centre.

Scope of Services

Hospital

Tuen Mun Hospital is a major hospital of New Territories West Cluster, Hospital Authority. Other hospitals including Pok Oi Hospital, Tin Shui Wai Hospital, Castle Peak Hospital and Siu Lam Hospital are also serving in the cluster.

Tuen Mun Hospital is an acute hospital with a designed capacity of about 2,000 beds serving Tuen Mun New Town and the northwest regions of the New Territories. The Hospital started admitting patients on 8 March 1990. The Day Procedure Unit was opened in November 1990 to provide day care services to patients. The 24-hour accident & emergency service commenced in January 1992.

Services

A. The existing specialties include:

A full range of allied health services is also provided, including Dietetics, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Prosthetic-orthotic Services, Speech Therapy, Podiatry and Clinical Psychology.

B. Specialist Out-patient Services

C. Ambulatory and Community Care Services

D. The Two-tier Community Nursing Service Network and the Outreach Teams