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Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public

Public hospital

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and teaching hospital

Teaching hospital

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located in Sha Tin

Sha Tin

Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...

, New Territories

New Territories

New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. The hospital is affiliated with the Medical Faculty

CUHK Medical School

The CUHK hosts one of the two medical schools in Hong Kong, with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong hosting the other medical program....

of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...

.

Named after and officially opened by Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

in 1984, Prince of Wales Hospital now provides approximately 1,360 hospital beds and 24 hours accident and emergency service with almost 4,000 staff. It is also the regional hospital responsible for the Eastern New Territories serving Shatin, Tai Po

Tai Po

Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...

, North New Territories, Sai Kung and the outlying islands in East New Territories.

The hospital is supported by the Li Ka-shing Specialist Clinics for specialty outpatient services. The Hospital Governing Committee is the ultimate decision making authority of the hospital. The current chief executive of the Hospital is Dr. Fung Hong

Fung Hong

Dr Fung Hong is a chief executive of the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. He is also a "Cluster Chief Executive" in the Hospital Authority responsible for New Territories East. Dr...

Scopes of service

Accident and Emergency(24 hours)
Anaesthesia (including Intensive Care)
Anatomical & Cellular Pathology
Pathology
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Chemical Pathology
Clinical Oncology
Oncology
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(including Radiotherapy)
Combined Endoscopy
Endoscopy
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Dental
Dentistry
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and Maxillofacial Surgery
Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Family Medicine
Family medicine
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Medicine
Medicine
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& Therapeutics
Microbiology
Microbiology
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Obstetrics
Obstetrics
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& Gynaecology
Gynaecology
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Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
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& Visual Sciences
Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Traumatology
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Paediatrics
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
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Surgery
Surgery
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
Wong & Ouyang Ltd. is a group of architectural and engineering practice with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou.-External links:* * Wong & Ouyang Ltd., , September 2009...

, "More than half-a-century of architectural design experience in Hong Kong", section "Prince of Wales Hospital", pp. 61-64, September 2009

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