Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Hong Kong Children's Hospital
Hospital Authority
Geography
Location Kai Tak Development Area, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°18′56″N 114°12′32″E / 22.3155°N 114.2088°ECoordinates: 22°18′56″N 114°12′32″E / 22.3155°N 114.2088°E
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type Specialist
Network Kowloon Central Cluster
Services
Beds 468
Speciality Paediatrics
History
Founded Under construction
Links
Website www.ha.org.hk/hkch/
Lists Hospitals in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Children's Hospital (Chinese: 香港兒童醫院) is a children's hospital under construction in Hong Kong. Located at the south apron of the former Kai Tak Airport, the hospital will have 468 beds for inpatients and day-patients, providing mainly tertiary services for complex and rare paediatric cases. Funded by the Hong Kong Government, construction of the HK$13 billion hospital began in August 2013 and is due to be completed in 2017. The new hospital is expected to start operating in phases in 2018.

History

The hospital, originally named the Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics, was first announced in the 2007 policy address given by Donald Tsang, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[1]

Transport

The hospital is within close proximity to a station on the proposed Kai Tak monorail.

References

  1. Wong, Hilary (26 February 2014). "$13b children's hospital set to open in 2018". The Standard (Hong Kong).

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