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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1980
NEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL NEARS COMPLETION
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THE OVERCROWDED CONDITION OF CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL WILL BE CONSIDERABLY EASED WHEN THE SOUTH KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL STARTS TO ADMIT PATIENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE 1 336 BED HOSPITAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PSYCHIATRIC WING OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL, HAS ADVANCED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT.
OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 4.5 HECTARES AND BUILT AT A COST OF MORE THAN $100 MILLION, IT CONSISTS OF SEVEN BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS WHICH ARE LINKED BY A SYSTEM OF SUBWAYS TO ENABLE STAFF MOVEMENT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
THE COMPLEX COMPRISES A SINGLE-STOREY ADMINISTRATION BLOCK- TWO MAJOR BLOCKS OF 11 AND NINE STOREYS PROVIDING 34 WARD UNITS= A FOUR-STOREY GENERAL AND SERVICES BLOCK HOUSING AN X-RAY UNIT, LABORATORY AND AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT- A TWO-STOREY BLOCK ACCOMMODATING KITCHEN AND CAR PARK- A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL AND STAFF QUARTERS.
DESIGN OF THE COMPLEX IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL BUT INCORPORATING SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS.
AS MENTAL PATIENTS ARE RATHER AMBULATORY, THERE WILL BE SPACIOUS AREAS BETWEEN EVERY TWO WARD UNITS.
THERE ARE ALSO SPORT FIELDS, A PLAYGROUND, AND COVERED ROOF GARDENS ON WARD BLOCKS, GENERAL BLOCK AND THE HALL.
ALL WARDS ARE AIR-CONDITIONED. EACH GENERAL WARD, IN ADDITION TO AN OPEN DORMITORY AREA, CONTAINS FIVE SINGLE ROOMS AND A SPACIOUS REST AREA WHERE TELEVISION AND RADIO FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.
BETWEEN TWO WARDS ARE A GROUP THERAPY ROOM, VISITORS ROOM, DINING ROOM AND A TREATMENT ROOM.
THERE ARE SEPARATE WARDS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, OLD PEOPLE AND NEUROTIC PATIENTS.
A CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM WILL BE IN PLACES, SUCH AS THE PLAY AREA OF THE CHILDREN WARD, TO ENABLE OBSERVATION OF THE PATIENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSE. IN SELECTED PLACES, SAFETY GLASS IS INSTALLED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS,
THE OPERATING THEATRE IS FITTED WITH LASER BEAM BI-PLANE RADIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PSYCHO-SURGERY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.
A LARGE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY UNIT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING IN DIFFERENT TRADES THROUGH WHICH PATIENTS RECEIVE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT TO ENHANCE REHABILITATION.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PATIENT, WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO GARDENING AND TAKE PART IN OTHER RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, AND TO ATTEND ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HALL.
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