| United Christian Hospital | |
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| Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong Christian Council | |
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 United Christian Hospital in November 2007 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′23″N 114°13′37″E / 22.32318°N 114.22699°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District General, Teaching |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Affiliated university | Medical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Patron | Dr Edward H. Paterson[1] |
| Network | Kowloon East Cluster |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes, 24 hour Accident and Emergency |
| Beds | 1600 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 December 1973 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 基督教聯合醫院 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 基督教联合医院 | ||||||||||||
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United Christian Hospital is a Christian-founded district general hospital in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong, operated by the Hospital Authority. The hospital has 1,600 beds and 3,000 staff, serving eastern Kowloon.
United Christian Hospital was founded in 1973, created by Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and Hong Kong Christian Council.[2]The hospital first chief of medical superintendent was Dr. Edward Hamilton Paterson.[3]
- ^ "History & Milestones | About UCN | United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service".
- ^ "United Christian Hospital".
- ^ Paterson, E. H. (January 1980). "Outside Europe. An urban community health project". Br Med J. 280 (6206): 29–31. doi:10.1136/bmj.280.6206.29. PMC 1600500. PMID 7357261.