Kiang Wu Hospital

Kiang Wu Hospital (KWH; Chinese: 鏡湖醫院) is a privately owned hospital located in Santo António, Macau, China.[1] It is one of the three hospitals in Macau. Founded in 1871, the hospital is run by the Kiang Wu Charitable Association and offered Chinese medical services. Renowned doctor Sun Yat-Sen brought Western medicine services to the hospital. The hospital has had four different sites, the last built in 2000.

Kiang Wu Hospital
鏡湖醫院
The main entrance of the Hospital Kiang Wu
Geography
LocationSão Lázaro, Macau, China
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityKiang Wu Charitable Association
Services
Emergency departmentYes, Accident and Emergency
Beds466
History
Opened1871
Links
Websitehttp://www.kwh.org.mo/ Kiang Wu Hospital

There is currently no Western-style medical school in Macau, so all indigenous intending doctors have to either qualify overseas, or qualified doctors have to be brought in from outside.

The hospital is not currently engaged in international healthcare accreditation.

Staff

As of 2016, the hospital had over 340 doctors and over 800 nurses. The doctors were trained at universities in Mainland China and Taiwan, with about one-third each graduating from the School of Medicine at Jinan University and the Zhongshan School of Medicine. The nurses earned certificates in nursing at schools in Mainland China, at Macao Polytechnic Institute, and at Kiang Wu itself.[2]

Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau
Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau
Instituto de Enfermagem Kiang Wu de Macau
澳門鏡湖護理學院
TypePrivate
Established1923
PresidentFlorence Van
Location
 Macau
,
People's Republic of China

Established in 1923 as Kiang Wu Nursing School by the Kiang Wu Charitable Association and provided nursing staff for Kiang Wu Hospital. It became a degree granting college (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) in 2002.[3]

See also

References
  1. Home. Kiang Wu Hospital. Retrieved on April 21, 2018. "地址：鏡湖醫院位於澳門連勝街" (Estr. de Coelho do Amaral)
  2. Yau, Elaine (2016-09-12). "Why Macau spends millions to send its patients to Hong Kong – some by air". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-09. – Print title: "Patients running out"
  3. Van, Florence. "About KWNC | Nursing". Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

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