North District Hospital () or NDH is an acute general hospital serving the population of the
New Territories East Cluster
New Territories East Cluster () is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of seven public hospitals and ten general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of ...
. It has now 683 in-patient beds,
[NTEC Bed Inventory, Hospital Authority] 24-hour Accident & Emergency service, specialist out-patient, day and community facilities.
NDH is the first hospital completely planned and built by the
Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Government. ...
since their establishment in 1990. After five years' construction, the hospital commenced service in February 1998.
The location was formerly known as the Dodwell's Ridge Camp () of the
Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School.
History
The decision to build the North District Hospital was the result of a 1992 Hospital Authority review of the provision of hospital beds across the territory, based on figures collected in the 1991 census.
The government entrusted the Hospital Authority with the design and construction of the new hospital.
It was procured through a
design–build
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contract with builder
Hsin Chong
Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited (新昌營造集團有限公司; ) or simply Hsin Chong (新昌) was a major construction company in Hong Kong.
History
It was established in 1939 in Hong Kong as Hsin Chong & Company by Godfrey Yeh Kan-Nee. Yeh ...
.
The hospital first opened on 27 February 1998. The 24-hour accident and emergency department was commissioned in August 1998. An official inauguration ceremony was held by Chief Executive
Tung Chee-hwa
Tung Chee-hwa (; born 7 July 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He is currently a vice-chairman of the Chin ...
on 14 November 1998.
Specialties Services
* Accident and Emergency Department
* Department of
Anaesthesia
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* Department of
Clinical Pathology
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*
Intensive Care Unit
220px, Intensive care unit
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(ICU)
* Department of
Medicine
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* Department of
Neurosurgery
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* Department of
Gynaecology
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* Department of
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental (OMS)
* Department of
Orthopaedics & Traumatology
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* Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (Out-patient services only. Patients may have to be transferred to other hospitals for treatment)
* Department of Psychiatry (Community outreach services and out-patient services only)
* Department of
Radiology
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* Department of
Surgery
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References
External links
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Hospitals in Hong Kong