North District Hospital | |
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Hospital Authority | |
Geography | |
Location | 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°29′49″N 114°07′28″E / 22.4969444°N 114.1244444°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | District General |
Network | New Territories East Cluster |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes, Accident and Emergency |
Beds | 683 |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 27 February 1998 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Hong Kong |
North District Hospital (Chinese: 北區醫院; Cantonese Yale: Bākkēui Yīyún) or NDH is a district general hospital serving the population of the New Territories East Cluster. It has now 683 in-patient beds,[1] 24-hour Accident & Emergency service, specialist out-patient, day and community facilities.[2]
NDH is the first hospital completely planned and built by the Hospital Authority since their establishment in 1990. After five years' construction, the hospital commenced service in February 1998.[2] The location was formerly known as the Dodwell's Ridge Camp (Chinese: 天祥營; Cantonese Yale: Tīn chèuhng yìhng) of the Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School.