Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)
Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)
Caritas Hong Kong
	Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) in 2009
Geography
Location	113 Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′02″N 114°09′42″E / 22.33383°N 114.16170°E
Organisation
Care system	Charitable, Non-profit
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	District General, Community
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Patron	Sisters of the Precious Blood
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
Beds	176
History
Opened	27 July 1937; 87 years ago
Links
Website	www.pbh.hk
Lists	Hospitals in Hong Kong

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) (Chinese: 寶血醫院（明愛）) is a Roman Catholic Community Hospital in Hong Kong, located at No. 113 Castle Peak Road in the Sham Shui Po area of West Kowloon. It is a Roman Catholic Christian hospital, run by the Caritas group, as is Canossa Hospital.

History

The Precious Blood Hospital is Charitable hospital created by Sister of the Precious Blood in July 1937,^[1] hospital has three wings. first two were built in 1937 and 1939. The third one, the George Washington Wing, was built in 1975. the building suffered considerable damage during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941–1945). The Hospital was under the administration of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Precious Blood until 1993, when Caritas group took charge of its management. The Hospital was consequently renamed as the Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas).^[2]

Healthcare

Precious Blood Hospital offers specialist outpatient and inpatient services in General medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology.

The hospital also runs a General Outpatient clinic and various health check and vaccination programs.

The hospital is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association. It is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by QHA Trent Accreditation of the United Kingdom, a major international healthcare accreditation group.