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1 Hospitals in Hong Kong and Macau 1 Hospitals in Hong Kong and Macau ^Pre-admission approval for guarantee payment is applicable *Designated psychiatric hospital #Designated Hospital in Macau Hospital Name Address Government Hospital Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital* 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, HK Ruttonjee Hospital 266 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, HK St. John Hospital Cheung Chau Hospital Road, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau Tang Shiu Kin Hospital 282 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, HK Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 19 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, HK Wong Chuk Hang Hospital 2 Wong Chuk Hang Path, Wong Chuk Hang, HK Grantham Hospital 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, HK Queen Mary Hospital* 102 Pokfulam Road, HK The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay 12 Sandy Bay Road, Pokfulam, HK Tsan Yuk Hospital 30 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, HK Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital 9 Sandy Bay Road, Pokfulam, HK Tung Wah Hospital 12 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, HK Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital 10 Heng Lam Street, Lok Fu, KLN Hong Kong Eye Hospital 147K Argyle Street, KLN Kowloon Hospital* 147A Argyle Street, KLN Queen Elizabeth Hospital 30 Gascoigne Road, KLN Haven of Hope Hospital 8 Haven of Hope Road, Tseung Kwan O, KLN Tseung Kwan O Hospital No. 2 Po Ning Lane, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, NT United Christian Hospital* 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, KLN Caritas Medical Centre 111 Wing Hong Street, Sham Shui Po, KLN Kwai Chung Hospital* 3-15 Kwai Chung Hospital Road, NT Kwong Wah Hospital 25 Waterloo Road, KLN North Lantau Hospital 8 Chung Yan Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital 118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, KLN Princess Margaret Hospital 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, KLN TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital 124 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, KLN Yan Chai Hospital 7-11 Yan Chai Street, Tsuen Wan, NT Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital* 11 Chuen On Road, Tai Po, NT North District Hospital 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT Prince of Wales Hospital 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, NT Shatin Hospital* 33 A Kung Kok Street, Ma On Shan, Shatin, NT Tai Po Hospital* 9 Chuen On Road, Tai Po, NT Last update on February 22, 2021 2 Hospitals in Hong Kong and Macau ^Pre-admission approval for guarantee payment is applicable *Hospital for psychiatric benefit #Designated Hospital in Macau Hospital Name Address Government Hospital Castle Peak Hospital* 15 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, NT Pok Oi Hospital Au Tau, Yuen Long, NT Siu Lam Hospital 15 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, NT Tuen Mun Hospital* 23 Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, NT Hospital Centre S. Januário* Estrada do Visconde de S. Januário, Macau Private Hospital Hong Kong Baptist Hospital^ 222 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, HK St. Teresa's Hospital^ 327 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, HK St. Paul's Hospital^ 2 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, HK Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital^ 2 Village Road, Happy Valley, HK Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road^ 40 Stubbs Road, HK Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan^ 199 Tsuen King Circuit, Tsuen Wan, NT Canossa Hospital (Caritas)^ 1 Old Peak Road, HK Matilda International Hospital^ 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, HK Evangel Hospital^ 222, Argyle Street, KLN Union Hospital^ 18 Fu Kin Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, NT Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas)^ 113 Castle Peak Road, Shumshuipo, KLN Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital^ 1 Nam Fung Path, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Kiang Wu Hospital^# Estrada Coelho do Amaral, Macau Block H, Macau University of Science and Technology, University Hospital Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau Remarks: Applicable products of Designated Hospital in Macau are including Privilege Plus Medical Plan, Privilege Medical Rider, Privilege Plus Pearl Medical Plan and Privilege Pearl Medical Rider. For the applicable products mentioned above, the covered room type of the list of designated hospital(s) in Macau is Standard Private Room. Last update on February 22, 2021 .
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