Overview and history

Canossa Hospital was founded by the Canossian Daughters of Charity

Canossians

The Canossians is a family of five Catholic religious institutions tracing their origin or inspiration to Magdalen of Canossa who was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1988.-Canossian Family:1...

 in 1929. The original building with 16 beds was destroyed during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The present building was opened in 1960. It is an acute non-profit general hospital with 146 beds at mid-level.

The management of Canossa Hospital was passed on to Caritas Hong Kong

Caritas Hong Kong

Caritas Hong Kong is a charitable organisation of Caritas founded by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong in July 1953. It started with relief and rehabilitation services to the poor and the distressed after the Second World War. It nowaday expands to involve social service, education service,...

 in June 1991. The name of the Hospital was subsequently changed to Canossa Hospital (Caritas). The joint forces aim at rendering quality holistic health care services to the people of Hong Kong, a service which aims to continue the Mission of St. Magdalene of Canossa

Magdalen of Canossa

Magdalene of Canossa was an Italian nun. She was born to a Veronese family; her father died in 1779 and her mother abandoned her in 1781...

, the founder of the Canossian Sisters, for the sick and the less fortunate.

Accreditation

Canossa Hospital is a member of Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association. Canossa is surveyed and accredited bi-annually by QHA Trent Accreditation

QHA Trent Accreditation

QHA Trent Accreditation is a United Kingdom-based independent holistic accreditation scheme for hospitals and clinics that functions worldwide. It represents an option for healthcare providers to international accreditation schemes such as Joint Commission International from the USA...

 of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, a major international healthcare accreditation

International healthcare accreditation

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group.