MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1982
DUCHESS OF KENT TO OPEN PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL
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THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL IN SHA TIN, AN ULTRA-MODERN INSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF KENT, ON NOVEMBER 1.
IT WILL BE THE FIRST FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN HONG KONG, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE INCREASING POPULATION IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
INCORPORATED IN THE LARGE COMPLEX ARE A 1 448-BED HOSPITAL,
A SPECIALIST CLINIC, STAFF QUARTERS AND A NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL.
THE COMPLEX WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 10.22 HECTARES WILL ALSO PROVIDE TEACHING FACILITIES FOR THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WILL HAVE COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES COVERING GENERAL MEDICINE, SURGERY, OBSTETRICS, GYNAECOLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, GERIATRICS AND PAEDIATRICS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE SPECIALIST UNITS FOR PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE, INTENSIVE CARE, RENAL DIALYSIS, BURNS AND PAEDIATRIC SURGERY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, X-RAY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND PROSTHETIC-ORTHOTIC SERVICES.
THE COMPLEX WILL HAVE 10 OPERATING THEATRES, THREE UNITS FOR DENTAL SURGERY AND 50 PLACES EACH FOR A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AND A GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL.
A SPECIALIST CLINIC NEXT DOOR WILL PROVIDE OUT-PATIENT SERVICES FOR THOSE DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL, AS WELL AS FOR REFERRAL CASES FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE CLINICS.
THE HOSPITAL WILL ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTERISED BODY SCANNER, ADVANCED X-RAY MACHINES AND REMOTE-CONTROLLED OPERATING TABLES.
THE NURSE TRAINING SCHOOL, THE FOURTH SUCH GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION, WILL HAVE THREE INTAKES OF 60 STUDENT NURSES EACH PER YEAR.
THE TOTAL COST OF THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $776 MILLION.
THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME OPERATIONAL IN PHASES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF 1983.
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