Hong Kong Baptist Hospital (HKBH) is a Nonprofit Christian hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located in

Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong () is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. Its exaclocationis south of the Lion Rock, north of Boundary Street, east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road. It ...

Kowloon City District Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The district has the third most educated residents while its res ...

, Kowloon. However, the official address is 222 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, omitting the neighbourhood and the district.

Background

Founded in 1963, it was the first private hospital in Hong Kong. It does not provide accident and emergency (A&E) services. HKBH has more than 860 beds and approximately 2200 staff. HKBH is one of the social service institutions of the

Baptist Convention of Hong Kong The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong is a Baptist Christian denomination in Hong Kong. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mong Kok. History Background Baptist work in Hong Kong traces its roots fro ...

. It is wholly self-financing and non-profit. It provides a wide range of

inpatient A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health ca ...

and

outpatient A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care ...

services and is well regarded not only in Hong Kong but also in China. As an example, among Hong Kong's private sector hospitals, HKBH has the most mainland expectant mothers giving birth. HKBH has an active nursing school and is committed to educational development. It is affiliated with the

Open University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) is a university in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. Established as the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong government in 1989, HKMU now consists of five schools, namely the School of Arts and S ...

, which enables

nurses Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health c ...

to be trained up to the university degree standard "OUHK partners with Baptist Hospital to train nurses"
/ref> Hong Kong Baptist Hospital is involved in

international healthcare accreditation Due to the near-universal desire for safe and good quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process. Healthcar ...

, and for many years it has been subjected to rigorous bi-annual survey by the UK's QHA Trent Accreditation Scheme which is a variant of the

Trent Accreditation Scheme The Trent Accreditation Scheme (TAS), now replaced ''de facto'' by a number of independent accreditation schemes, such as the QHA Trent Accreditation, was a British accreditation scheme formed with a mission to maintain and continually evaluate st ...

. Image:HK HKBH LadyLilyShawBldg.JPG, Lady Lily Shaw Building, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Image:HK_HKBH_JunctionRoadNewBlock.JPG, New Block D, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital

References

External links

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Hong Kong - web siteKowloon International Baptist Church (KIBC) - web siteInternational Baptist Church of Hong Kong - web site
{{Authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1963 Hospitals in Hong Kong Medical Services by Protestant Churches in Hong Kong Hospitals established in 1963 Nursing schools in Hong Kong Baptist hospitals Hospitals in Kowloon City District Kowloon Tong Protestantism in Hong Kong

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