Patient Library Service

Hong Kong Red Cross hospital-based libraries are established in Hospital Authority hospitals to provide book loan and free magazine distribution service to in-patients

Service Objectives

To provide a channel for in-patients to obtain information and keep contact with the outside world through book loan and magazine distribution
To provide psychosocial support to in-patients through expression of concern and care by volunteers during the distribution of magazines.

Volunteer assist in sterilizing the magazine

Service Locations

(I) Hospital-based Libraries

Location	Address	Service Hours
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital	1/F, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong	Tuesday & Friday 09:30-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
Kwai Chung Hospital	1/F, Block M, Kwai Chung Hospital, Kwai Chung Hospital Road, New Territories	Tuesday & Friday 09:30-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
Shatin Hospital	1/F, Main Block, Shatin Hospital 33 A Kung Kok Street, Ma On Shan, New Territories	Monday to Saturday 09:30-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed on Sunday and public holidays
Tai Po Hospital	G202, G/F, C Wing, Main Block, Tai Po Hospital, 9 Chuen On Road, New Territories	Monday to Friday 09:30-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
Tuen Mun Hospital	1/F, Special Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories	Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 09:30-17:00 Monday, Wednesday & Friday 11:30-16:30 Closed on Sunday and public holidays
Castle Peak Hospital	G/F, Block D, Castle Peak Hospital, 15 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories	Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 09:30-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and public holidays

(II) Free Magazine Distribution

HKRC provides free magazine distribution at the following hospitals:

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Kwai Chung Hospital
Yan Chai Hospital
Kowloon Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Shatin Hospital
Shatin Cheshire Home
Prince of Wales Hospital
Tai Po Hospital
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
Pok Oi Hospital
Tuen Mun Hospital
Castle Peak Hospital

Service Content

(I) Hospital-based Libraries
Patient libraries, with book loans and free magazines distribution, are set up in public hospitals.

Volunteer handling the book loan record

(II) Free Magazine Distribution
Providing free magazines to inpatients.

Volunteer delivering magazines to wards