Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| name = Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
| org/group = Hospital Authority and Hong Kong Buddhist Association
| image = HongKongBuddhistHospital.jpg
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| map_type = Hong Kong
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| location = 10 Heng Lam Street
| region = Lok Fu
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| country = HK
| coordinates = {{coord|22.3356|114.1886|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| address = 10 Heng Lam Street, Lok Fu, Hong Kong
| healthcare =
| funding = Public
| type = Specialist, Community
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| emergency = No, Accident and Emergency at United Christian Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital
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| religious_affiliation = Buddhist
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| network = Kowloon Central Cluster
| beds = 324
| founded = {{Start date and age|1971|03|12|df=yes}}
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{{Infobox Chinese
| order = ts
| t = 香港佛教醫院
| s = 香港佛教医院
| j = hoeng1 gong2 fat6 gaau3 ji1 jyun6*2
| y = Hēunggóng Fahtgaau Yīyún
| p = Xiānggǎng Fójiào Yīyuàn
}}
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital ({{zh|t=香港佛教醫院|cy=Hēunggóng Fahtgaau Yīyún}}) is Buddhism founded Community hospital with 324 beds in Lok Fu, Hong Kong, within walking distance of Lok Fu station. It is under the Kowloon Central Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority. Hospital Chief Executive is Dr LAU Sze-ting.{{cite web|url=https://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor_index.asp?Content_ID=100152|title=Clusters, Hospitals & Institutions}} ha.org.hk
History
Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital was found by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. It was started building in 1966{{cite news|date=10 November 1966|title=Buddhist Hospital ceremony|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|page=6}} and completed in 1970.{{cite news|date=4 April 1970|title=Colourful scene at opening of Buddhist seminar|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|page=6}} It was then opened on 12 March 1971 by the Hong Kong Governor, David Trench. The hospital provided 350 beds and cost HK$14 million, HK$2 million of which was donated by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club.{{cite news|date=13 March 1971|title=Charitable bodies earn high praise|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|page=6}}
Services
{{As of|2013|03}}, the hospital had 324 beds and around 370 members of staff. For the year ended 31 March 2013, it had treated 8,631 inpatients and day-patients, 11,464 specialist outpatients, and 45,432 general outpatients.{{cite book|title=Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013|publisher=Hospital Authority|location=Hong Kong|url=http://www.ha.org.hk/upload/publication_13/477.pdf|access-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716185218/http://www.ha.org.hk/upload/publication_13/477.pdf|archive-date=16 July 2014|url-status=dead}}
References
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