Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital

For other uses, see Wong Tai Sin (disambiguation).

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital
Hospital Authority and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Geography
Location	124 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.34722°N 114.19635°E / 22.34722; 114.19635
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Network	Kowloon West Cluster
Services
Emergency department	No Accident and Emergency at United Christian Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Speciality	Tuberculosis and Chest
Helipad	No
History
Opened	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Hong Kong

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital is Charitable hospital, It is Rehabilitation Hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is most commonly referred to by its short name "TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital" or just "Wong Tai Sin Hospital". It is one of two hospitals in the Wong Tai Sin area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.

History

The hospital was established in 1965 and became a public hospital in 1991. The hospital was first developed as an infirmary to treat chronically ill elderly people. It has gradually expanded its role as an extended care institution in which intensive trans-disciplinary rehabilitative training programmes are designed for patients to facilitate their early reintegration into society.

References

• "Tung Wah Group of Hospitals - Wong Tai Sin Hospital".