# United Christian Hospital > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/United_Christian_Hospital > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/United_Christian_Hospital.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Christian_Hospital > Source revision: 1348574498 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong United Christian Hospital Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong Christian Council United Christian Hospital in November 2007 Location within Hong Kong 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 / 22.32318; 114.22699 Organisation Care system Public 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 Helipads Helipad No History Founded 6 December 1973; 52 years ago (1973-12-06) Links Website www.uch.org.hk Lists Hospitals 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 Pinyin Jīdūjiào Liánhé Yīyuàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gēidūkgaau Lyùhnhahp Yīyún Jyutping gei1 duk1 gaau3 lyun4 hap6 ji1 jyun6*2 **United Christian Hospital** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 基督教聯合醫院; **UCH**) is a [Christian](/source/Christian)-founded district general hospital in [Kwun Tong](/source/Kwun_Tong) of [New Kowloon](/source/New_Kowloon) in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), operated by the [Hospital Authority](/source/Hospital_Authority). The hospital has 1,600 beds and 3,000 staff, serving eastern Kowloon. United Christian Hospital was founded in 1973 by the [Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital](/source/Alice_Ho_Miu_Ling_Nethersole_Hospital) and [Hong Kong Christian Council](/source/Hong_Kong_Christian_Council).[2] The hospital first chief of medical superintendent was Dr. Edward Hamilton Paterson.[3] ## History United Christian Hospital was planned as a 350-bed voluntary hospital by the ''Special Committee on the United Protestant Hospital'' of the Hong Kong Christian Council and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Foundation in 1968.[4] It had its foundation stone laid on 2 April 1971 by the [Governor of Hong Kong](/source/Governor_of_Hong_Kong), [David Trench](/source/David_Trench), and was officially opened on 6 December 1973 by [Murray MacLehose](/source/Murray_MacLehose%2C_Baron_MacLehose_of_Beoch), Trench's successor as Governor of Hong Kong.[5][6] United Christian Hospital was expanded in the 1990s. At that time, Blocks J, K, L and S were built, and Block P was redeveloped. The project was completed in 1999.[7] ## Services Overview of the hospital prior to redevelopment in September 2014 - 24-hour [Emergency Department](/source/Emergency_Department) - Medicine & [Geriatrics](/source/Geriatrics) - [General Surgery](/source/General_surgery) - [Obstetrics](/source/Obstetrics) and [Gynaecology](/source/Gynaecology) - [Paediatrics](/source/Paediatrics) - Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery - [Psychiatry](/source/Psychiatry) - Intensive Care - [Anaesthesia](/source/Anaesthesia) - Diagnostic [Radiology](/source/Radiology) - [Pathology](/source/Pathology) - Ear-Nose-Throat - [Ophthalmology](/source/Ophthalmology) - [Neurosurgery](/source/Neurosurgery) - [Dentistry](/source/Dentistry) & Maxillofacial Surgery The hospital provides in-patient, day-patient and out-patient care; it also manages the psychiatry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and geriatric [day hospital](/source/Day_hospital) services of Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre as well as the Eye Clinic, pharmacy and radiology services of the Pamela Youde Polyclinic at [Cha Kwo Ling Road](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cha_Kwo_Ling_Road&action=edit&redlink=1). The hospital provides Community Nursing Services (CNS) to patients in Kwun Tong.[8] ## Redevelopment and expansion The hospital is currently undergoing a major expansion and redevelopment project. This involves the demolition of Blocks F, G, and H, as well as the low block of Block P. A major new ambulatory block (Block A) will be built, a new Oncology Centre will be provided, and various other expansions and renovations will be completed. The project is set to be completed in 2023.[7] At the end of January 2018, Secretary for Food and Health Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee expressed her concern over the chronic shortage of nurses across hospitals in Hong Kong. Among hospitals being affected, United Christian Hospital was cited as the worst-hit public medical service provider. Statistics showed its bed occupancy rate reached a peak of 120%, a rate of usage well above its maximum capacity. From a wider perspective of the problem across other hospitals in Hong Kong, the situation of recruitment of medical staff was not any better. A shortage of labour has long been an issue in public hospitals. In 2017, of the 2,000 vacancies available, only 80% were filled, amounting to about 1,800 new nurses being hired by the public hospital. Adding to the problem was the incoming flu season during the winter, which placed more pressure on medical staff across hospitals in Hong Kong due to the added workloads.[9] ## See also - [List of hospitals in Hong Kong](/source/List_of_hospitals_in_Hong_Kong) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["History & Milestones | About UCN | United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service"](https://www.ucn.org.hk/en/about-ucn/history-and-milestones/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["United Christian Hospital"](http://www.ha.org.hk/hesd/nsapi/?MIval=ha_view_content&c_id=100156). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paterson, E. H. (January 1980). ["Outside Europe. An urban community health project"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1600500). *Br Med J*. **280** (6206): 29–31. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1136/bmj.280.6206.29](https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmj.280.6206.29). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [1600500](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1600500). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [7357261](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7357261). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["重要里程 | 基督教聯合醫院"](https://kec.ha.org.hk/uch/tc/About/Milestone.html). *kec.ha.org.hk*. Retrieved 12 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "'Hongkong—land of harmony'". *South China Morning Post*. Hong Kong. 3 April 1971. p. 4. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "$46m hospital for Kun Tong residents". *South China Morning Post*. Hong Kong. 7 December 1973. p. 12. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-expansion_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-expansion_7-1) ["Expansion of United Christian Hospital"](http://www32.ha.org.hk/capitalworksprojects/en/Project/10years/United-Christian-Hospital/Introduction.html). Hospital Authority. Retrieved 5 May 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Community Nursing Service"](http://www.ha.org.hk/hesd/nsapi/?MIval=ha_view_content&c_id=100189). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Naomi Ng,["Hong Kong short of 200 nurses as hospitals grapple with deadly flu season"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2130851/hong-kong-short-200-nurses-hospitals-grapple,),*SCMP*, Saturday, 27 January 2018 ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [United Christian Hospital](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:United_Christian_Hospital). - [Official website](http://www.uch.org.hk) v t e Hospitals in Hong Kong Hospital Authority Hong Kong Island Cluster Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Ruttonjee Hospital St. John Hospital Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Tung Wah Eastern Hospital Wong Chuk Hang Hospital Grantham Hospital MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre Queen Mary Hospital The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay Tsan Yuk Hospital Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital Tung Wah Hospital Kowloon Central Cluster Centre of Excellence in Neuroscience Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Hong Kong Children's Hospital Hong Kong Eye Hospital Kai Tak Hospital Kowloon Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kowloon East Cluster United Christian Hospital Tseung Kwan O Hospital Haven of Hope Hospital Kowloon West Cluster Caritas Medical Centre Kwai Chung Hospital Kwong Wah Hospital North Lantau Hospital Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Princess Margaret Hospital Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital Yan Chai Hospital New Territories East Cluster Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital Bradbury Hospice Cheshire Home, Shatin North District Hospital Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin Hospital Tai Po Hospital New Territories West Cluster Castle Peak Hospital Pok Oi Hospital Siu Lam Hospital Tin Shui Wai Hospital Tuen Mun Hospital Defunct Clusters Hong Kong West Cluster Hong Kong East Cluster Private Hong Kong Island Canossa Hospital Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Matilda International Hospital St. Paul's Hospital Kowloon Evangel Hospital St. Teresa's Hospital New Kowloon Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) New Territories CUHK Medical Centre Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong Union Hospital Other Gun Club Hill Barracks Military Hospital Prince Philip Dental Hospital Defunct British Military Hospital Cheung Chau Fong Bin Hospital Government Civil Hospital Hong Kong Central Hospital Lai Chi Kok Hospital Lock Hospital Medical Missionary Hospital Hong Kong HMS Minden Nam Long Hospital Royal Naval Hospital Sai Ying Pun Hospital Seamen's Hospital Victoria Hospital, Hong Kong Fictional Mercy (Tzi Oi) Hospital (慈愛醫院) / Yan Oi Hospital (仁愛醫院) Hospitals in italics are under planning or under construction. 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