St. John Hospital (SJH), is a community hospital at Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, provides

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, emergency and community health services to the community at Cheung Chau.

History

St. John’s Hospital was founded by the

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. The foundation stone of this Victorian-style construction was laid by the tycoon brothers Mr Aw Boon Haw and Mr Aw Boon Par in 1932. In November 1934, it was donated to the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association, and officially called St John Ambulance Association Haw Par Hospital after the names of the donors. In 1946, it was converted to a tuberculosis sanatorium. On 22 January 2010, it was confirmed as a Grade 3 historic building.

Facilities

As at March 2013, the hospital has 87 beds and 113 full-time equivalent staff. The hospital provides services for about 12,000 residents of Cheung Chau. Those services include: *24-Hour Accident and Emergency Service *Specialties **Medicine **Chest **Maternal and Child Health **Family Planning *Others **Methadone Detoxification Clinic **Physiotherapy **X-ray **Occupational Therapy **Chaplaincy **Dietetic **Courtesy Transportation for Selected Patients

References

External links

St. John Hospital
- Hong Kong Hospital Authority {{Hospitals in Hong Kong Hospitals in Hong Kong Cheung Chau Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong 1934 establishments in Hong Kong