Prince of Wales Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital
Hospital Authority
Prince of Wales Hospital entrance
Geography
Location	30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′47″N 114°12′06″E / 22.37970°N 114.20170°E / 22.37970; 114.20170
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Teaching, District General
Affiliated university	CUHK Medical School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Network	New Territories East Cluster
Services
Emergency department	Yes, accident and emergency and trauma centre[1]
Beds	1,807
Helipad	No
History
Opened	1 May 1984; 40 years ago (1984-05-01)
Links
Website	www.ha.org.hk/pwh
Lists	Hospitals in Hong Kong

Prince of Wales Hospital is a regional acute government hospital located in Sha Tin, New Territories in Hong Kong. It is also a teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Named after King Charles III at that time as Prince of Wales, and officially opened on 1 November 1982 by Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the hospital went into operation in 1 May 1984. The hospital now provides 1,807 hospital beds ^[2] and 24-hour accident and emergency service with about 5,500 staff. It is also the regional hospital responsible for the Eastern New Territories serving Sha Tin, Tai Po, North New Territories, Sai Kung and the outlying islands in East New Territories.

The hospital is supported by the Li Ka-shing Specialist Clinics for specialty outpatient services. The Hospital Governing Committee is the ultimate decision-making authority of the hospital. The current chief executive of the hospital is Dr. Beatrice Cheng.