United Christian Hospital

United Christian Hospital
Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong Christian Council
United Christian Hospital in November 2007
United Christian Hospital is located in Hong Kong
United Christian Hospital
Geography
Location130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′23″N 114°13′37″E / 22.32318°N 114.22699°E / 22.32318; 114.22699
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingPublic hospital
TypeDistrict General, Teaching
Religious affiliationChristian
Affiliated universityMedical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
PatronDr Edward H. Paterson[1]
NetworkKowloon East Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentYes, 24 hour Accident and Emergency
Beds1600
HelipadNo
History
Opened6 December 1973; 50 years ago (1973-12-06)
Links
Websitewww.uch.org.hk
ListsHospitals in Hong Kong
United Christian Hospital
Traditional Chinese基督教聯合醫院
Simplified Chinese基督教联合医院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJī​dū​jiào Liánhé Yī​yuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGēidūkgaau Lyùhnhahp Yīyún
Jyutpinggei1 duk1 gaau3 lyun4 hap6 ji1 jyun6*2

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]

  1. ^ "History & Milestones | About UCN | United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service".
  2. ^ "United Christian Hospital".
  3. ^ 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.