Matilda International Hospital
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| Geography | |
| Location | 41 Mount Kellett Road, Mount Kellett, The Peak, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°15′35″N 114°08′58″E / 22.25973°N 114.14944°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Not-For-profit |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No, Accident and Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | January 1907 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Hong Kong |
| Designated | 2009-12-18[1] |
| Reference no. | 510 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 明德國際醫院 | ||||||||
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Matilda International Hospital is a [not-for-profit hospital in Hong Kong located at 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Island. The hospital was built as a result of the last will and testament of Granville Sharp, the husband of Matilda Lincolne Sharp. Granville Sharp was a successful banker descended from the well-known Sharp family of Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom, another member of which was 'Conversation' Sharp.[2]
History
Originally from the UK, Granville Sharp and his wife Matilda moved to Hong Kong. Matilda died in 1893, and Granville bequeathed a hospital to be constructed in his wife's memory upon his own death.[3]
The hospital admitted its first patients in 1907, at that time providing medical skill and the comforts of a nursing home were to be provided free of charge for the poor [4]
In the past it was known as the Matilda Memorial & War Hospital, but it has been renamed Matilda International Hospital (MIH), and is a not-for-profit hospital serving all the people in Hong Kong and the wider region. The hospital's areas of expertise are: maternity, orthopaedics and spine, general surgeries, ear, nose and throat services. The hospital is operating a 24-hour outpatient service at The Peak.
The Matilda Medical Centre (MMC) was opened in the Central area of Hong Kong to mark the hospital's centenary celebration in 2007, and was once extended its services to Caine Road, Mid-Levels serving a wider public and corporate clients. The centre is now closed.
Joining hands with Asia Medical Specialists, The Matilda Orthopaedic and Spine Centre opened in the year of 2017, with the outpatient clinic at the peak and central.
In 2010 it adopted the standards of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), becoming fully ACHS accredited in December 2010. In 2023, Matilda has been awarded ACHS accreditation with Outstanding Achievement, it is the first in the world to receive such accreditations.
Matilda International Hospital also has a subsidary children's foundation, The Matilda Children's Foundation
See also
- List of hospitals in Hong Kong
- Health in Hong Kong
- Royal Naval Hospital (Hong Kong)
- First houses on the Peak
References
- ^ "List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment" (PDF). Antiquities Advisory Board. Hong Kong. 27 December 2013.
- ^ Knapman, David:Conversation Sharp 1759–1835, the Biography of a London Gentleman in Letters, Prose and Verse. Private Pub.2003.British Library.
- ^ Michael Ingham. Hong Kong: A Cultural History. p131. Oxford University Press (2007)
- ^ The Matilda Hospital Annual Report 1929
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