Tseung Kwan O Hospital (Located near Hang Hau)
http://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/hesd/101326e.htm
Definitely a local, public hospital. English is somewhat limited. Definite process and procedure. I spent a day there with my little girl (20 months) and while the care was good, there were a few things that made me a little uncomfortable. If you have to go, you must bring everything YOU will need. Blanket, personal toiletries, everything you can think of. On positive side, they have really lovely volunteers who bring crafts around to the sick children and spend time with them and make them smile. And my daughter loved the congee.
Prince of Whales Hospital (Located in Ma On Shan/Sha Tin area)
http://www.sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au/powh/
This is a public hospital that has a private clinic as well. If you visit Dr. Siu (in Sai Kung) first, she can send a request for a doctor who specializes in whatever ailment you may need addressed. It's the fastest way to get in to see a specialist. A teaching hospital, it is meant to be one of the best around.
I went to see a specialist for a ladies issue. I found it big. Really big. And even though there was no one else in the private clinic, I was still asked to wait for 30 minutes. When I was finally called in, I saw a doctor who was definitely *not* a specialist in my area. She was kind, and knowledgeable, but not a specialist.
When I went to the bathroom, they definitely had not been cleaned well, which reminded me of my time when I was pregnant with my first baby in England.
*I have friends who have and are delivering there. They both seem to be having and have had a good experience with the public offerings.
*I have another friend who took their baby to the ER with bronchitis and had a VERY BAD experience. First, they had to queue with all the rest of the folks, so it took a VERY long time to see a doctor. There was no heat in the Children's ward, no blankets for the mum (although there was a heat lamp for the baby). They ended up transferring over to Union Hospital, close by, and had a WONDERFUL experience there. There was even a mickey mouse ward and the food was good.
Union Hospital (Located in Ma On Shan/Sha Tin area)
http://www.union.org/new/english/about_us/location.htm
Union Hospital became the twelfth private hospital in Hong Kong in 1994. It is the first private general hospital in the Eastern New Territories.
The Hospital has a 7-story main hospital building with 4 ward floors which accommodate 200 beds, a 3-story Medical Centre, a 24-story staff quarters as well as an underground car park with more than 170 spaces (bonus!). The recent addition includes the Minimally Invasive Centre, Day Therapy Centre, Surgical Ward and a 5-star-hotel-like Private Ward.
*I do not have any personal experience with this hospital but we have a friend who had a VERY good experience with the pediatric section.
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