Bradbury Hospice

Bradbury Hospice
Hospital Authority
Geography
Location 17 A Kung Kok Shan Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°23′54″N 114°12′54″E / 22.3983°N 114.2150°E / 22.3983; 114.2150Coordinates: 22°23′54″N 114°12′54″E / 22.3983°N 114.2150°E / 22.3983; 114.2150
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type Specialist
Network New Territories East Cluster
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
Beds 26
Speciality Hospice care
History
Founded 1992 (1992)
Links
Website www.ha.org.hk/bbh
Lists Hospitals in Hong Kong

Bradbury Hospice (Chinese: 白普理寧養中心) is a hospice with 26 beds located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is under the New Territories East Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority.

History

Bradbury Hospice was found by the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care and is the first independent hospice in Hong Kong. It was started building in 1990 on land in Sha Tin granted by the Government of Hong Kong, and was named after the Bradbury Charitable Trust, which donated HK$24 million to the building of the hospice. Other principal donors include the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Keswick Foundation. The 26-bed hospice started its operations in June 1992 and was officially opened on 7 November 1992 by Charles, Prince of Wales.[1][2][3]

On 1 April 1995, the management of the hospice was transferred to the Hospital Authority.[4]

Services

As of March 2013, the hospital had 26 beds and around 57 members of staff.[5]

References

  1. "Hospice week begins with $20m cheque". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 11 November 1990. p. 3.
  2. "Hospice movement now playing key role in Hongkong". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 7 June 1992. p. 35.
  3. "The Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care". South China Sunday Morning Post. Hong Kong. 8 November 1992. p. 8.
  4. "Introduction". Bradbury Hospice. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. Hospital Authority Annual Report 2012–2013 (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority.
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