Ruttonjee Hospital

Ruttonjee Hospital

Ruttonjee Hospital is an acute hospital providing accident and emergency and specialist services. Ruttonjee Hospital is situated at the former site of the Seamen’s Hospital, which was opened in 1843 and later became the Royal Naval Hospital from 1873 to 1942. In 1949, the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association constructed buildings for Ruttonjee Sanatorium at the present location, targeting for the treatment of tuberculosis. The management of the Ruttonjee Hospital was taken over by the Hospital Authority in 1991. The Hospital completed redevelopment of hospital buildings in end 1993. In 1998, the Hospital’s management was integrated with that of Tang Shiu Kin Hospital to further enhance service efficiency and better meet the community needs.

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital:

Named after its benefactor, the late Sir Tang Shiu Kin, who donated half its capital cost, the Hospital was established in 1969. Hong Kong’s first Accident and Emergency Training Centre was opened there in 1994. To increase the efficiency and optimisation of health care resources, its management was integrated with that of Ruttonjee Hospital in 1998. The Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department and some of its other departments have also been relocated to Ruttonjee Hospital since 2002. Following the completion of a remodelling project in 2005, the Hospital has focused on community ambulatory care services, a number of which are delivered in active partnership with non-governmental organisations (NGOs).