St. Teresa's Hospital is a largest nonprofit Roman Catholic hospital in
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
,
Hong Kong. It is located on 327
Prince Edward Road West.
History
St Paul's Hospital in
Causeway Bay had grown out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the
Roman Catholic Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
order St. Paul de Chartres for the poor and underprivileged of the
Wan Chai and
Happy Valley areas of Hong Kong Island, which commenced in the mid-19th century after the order had first established itself in the then British colony.
To provide geographically closer services for the people of
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour, the Pauline Sisters founded St Teresa's Hospital in 1940. It is sometimes known locally as the "French Hospital", or "Kowloon French Hospital" to distinguish it from
St. Paul's Hospital in
Hong Kong Island
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, which is also known colloquially as the "French Hospital". The location of the hospital was next to the demolished
Ma Tau Wai, an indigenous village that the modern-day area was named after.
St Teresa's has 1,050 beds and offers a very wide range of specialisations. The hospital is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association.
St Teresa's Hospital is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by
QHA Trent Accreditation of the
United Kingdom, a major
international healthcare accreditation group.
School of Nursing
From 1969 to 2002, Saint Teresa's had a School of Nursing for Pupil Nurses (General Nurse). The school reopened in 2005 with a two-year programme, accredited by the Hong Kong Nursing Council, to train Enrolled Nurses on a practical and theoretical level. After completing the training, graduates are eligible for enrollment with the Hong Kong Nursing Council as a general Enrolled Nurse (
Licensed practical nurse
A licensed practical nurse (LPN), in much of the United States and Canada, is a nurse who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. In the United States, LPNs work under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitio ...
).
See also
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List of hospitals in Hong Kong
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International healthcare accreditation
Footnotes
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Hospital buildings completed in 1940
Hospitals established in 1940
Hospitals in Kowloon City District
Ma Tau Wai
Medical Services by Catholic community in Hong Kong
Nursing schools in Hong Kong