Island Hospital

The Island Hospital is a 300-bed private hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.[1] Established in 1996, it has more than 60 specialists and about 20 consultant centres.[1][2][3] This relatively new hospital is capable of serving 290 in-patients and 1200 out-patients on any given day.[2]

Island Hospital
Geography
LocationMacalister Road, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates5.42236°N 100.313983°E / 5.42236; 100.313983
Organisation
FundingPrivate
Services
StandardsMalaysian Society for Quality in Health
Emergency departmentYes
Beds300
History
Opened1996

History

Island Hospital was founded in 1996, with the construction of the hospital eventually taking a mere 10 months.[4] In 2017, the Penang state government announced plans to build an extension to the existing facility, named the Island Medical City, at Peel Avenue.[5] Upon completion, the project is expected to expand the hospital's capacity to 1000 beds. Planned facilities also include a healthcare traveler hotel and medical suites for doctors.

Services

The following medical treatments are provided by the hospital.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Who we are | Island Hospital". Island Hospital. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. "Penang Island Hospital". Penang Trails. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. "Island Hospital". Penang Centre of Medical Tourism. 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. "15th Anniversary of Island Hospital". Penang State Government.
  5. "Under fire, Penang says state land leased for RM2b medical tourism project". 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
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