Hong Kong Central Hospital () was a non-profit, general private hospital located in the
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Services
The hospital's services include a large number of specialties which cover a broad area of medicine. At its height, the hospital carried out 60% of Hong Kong's
abortion
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HKCH is a member of the Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association. It was surveyed bi-annually by the
Trent Accreditation Scheme
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international healthcare accreditation
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scheme, but is currently not accredited by any independent accreditation scheme.
Closure
The hospital closed on 1 September 2012, following a dispute that stretched back to 2009, and is the first private hospital in the city to close its doors.
Plans for the site's reconstruction, which includes building a 25-storey non-profit hospital, were submitted in January 2017.
See also
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List of hospitals in Hong Kong
This is a list of hospitals and other medical facilities in Hong Kong.
Public hospitals
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References
External links
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{{Hospitals in Hong Kong
Hospitals established in 1966
Hospitals disestablished in 2012
Defunct hospitals in Hong Kong