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THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITALS

The United Christian Hospitals continues to consider what is
the most effective role of the Church in enabling health through its

various programs.

The eight (out of 15) Directors on the Board nominated by the

Hong Kong Christian Council as of December 1975 are Dr. Frank C. Y.
Cheng, Mr. John Cheung, Canon P. Y. Cheung, Dr. Ding Lik Kin, General
Secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council, Miss Ko Siu Wah, Mr. Lam

Chik Ho, and Mr. Yung Hei Kwong.

In August 1975 the Hospital opened to its full size of 545 beds.

The following table shows statistics for the calendar years 1974 and
1975, indicating a heavy increase in patient load:

1974 1975
Total number of inpatients treated 11,192 20,087

Days of care to inpatients 81,964 151,432
Average daily inpatient census 74.4% 86.7%
Total operations performed 6,801 15,727

Babies born 2,226 3,263
Total outpatient attendances 88,720 151,081
Total Emergency Department patients seen 36,178 72,462

In May 1975 the psychiatric inpatient ward 28 beds opened
for voluntary short-term patients, and functions along the "therapeutic

community" lines emphasing social therapy concepts. Another speciality
service is the geriatric retraining ward of 40 beds, the first in Hong
Kong.

In March 1976, the Board of Directors decided that no person
is to be denied service on the basis of place of residence, with the

exception of maternity and psychiatric cases which are limited to
Kwun Tong residents.