St Teresa's Hospital, Hong Kong
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St. Teresa's Hospital is a private hospital in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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St Paul's Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong
St. Paul's Hospital is a private hospital in Hong Kong.The hospital grew out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the Roman Catholic Christian order St...

 had grown out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the Roman Catholic Christian
Christian
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 order St. Paul de Chartres
Sisters of Charity of St. Paul
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 for the poor and underprivileged of the Wan Chai
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 and Happy Valley
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 areas of Hong Kong Island, which commenced in the mid-19th century after the order had first established itself in the then British colony.

To provide geographically closer services for the people of the Kowloon
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 area of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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, the Pauline Sisters founded St Teresa's Hospital in 1940. It is sometime known locally as the "French Hospital".

St Teresa's has nearly 600 beds and offers a very wide range of specialisations. The hospital is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association.

St Teresa's Hospital is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by QHA Trent Accreditation
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 of the United Kingdom
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, a major international healthcare accreditation
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 group.

School of Nursing

From 1969 to 2002, Saint Teresa's had a School of Nursing for Pupil Nurses (General Nurse). The school reopened in 2005 with a two-year programme, accredited by the Hong Kong Nursing Council, to train Enrolled Nurses on a practical and theoretical level. After completing the training, graduates are eligible for enrollment with the Hong Kong Nursing Council as a general Enrolled Nurse (Licensed practical nurse
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).

See also

  • St Paul's Hospital
    St. Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong
    St. Paul's Hospital is a private hospital in Hong Kong.The hospital grew out of the caring activities undertaken by the Sisters of the Roman Catholic Christian order St...

  • List of hospitals in Hong Kong
  • Hospitals in China
  • International healthcare accreditation
    International healthcare accreditation
    Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...


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