[1] The Woolston Memorial Hospital was formed from the expansion of a small Fuzhounese clinic run by a Methodist missionary within the walled city.

[1] Originally, the hospital only accepted members of Christian churches to study on the medical course,[2] however this rule was lifted in 1906 and a standard exam was put in place.

However, the physicians sister insisted that the hospital remain open for the public and its reputation slowly recovered under her management.

[7] A Woolston Memorial Dispensary opened in 1930 in Longtian village (Chinese: 龙田镇) and at the Lucie F. Harrison Hospital, both in neighbouring Fuqing.

[8] The table below shows the number of in-patients and home-visits attended by Woolston hospital staff over 16 years of Hü King Eng's management.