Square Hospital

Square Hospital is a private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is one of three high-end private hospital in Bangladesh, the other being Apollo Hospital Dhaka and United Hospital, Dhaka.[2] Tapan Chowdhury is the Managing Director of the hospital.[3]

History

Square Hospital was founded on 16 December 2006 by Samson H. Chowdhury of Square Group. It was 300 (Now 400) bed hospital. It was founded in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Care IVF Centre of Singapore, and Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.[4][5][6] It is also partnered with Raffles Hospital.[7]

In 2008, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received medical treatment at Square Hospital while she was detained by the Caretaker Government.[8][9] On 11 January 2012, the hospital was fined by the Department of Environment over noise pollution from its generators.[10]

References
  1. "Notice on Square, Apollo hospitals to stop VAT collection". The Daily Star. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "Apollo Hospital running at 50pc of capacity". The Daily Star. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. "BTMA elects chairman". The Daily Star. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. "SQUARE Hospital starts journey". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. "Square Hospital Comes into being early next year". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. "Square: the rise of a giant". The Daily Star. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. "Square Hospitals Ltd". squarehospital.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. "Hasina should be treated abroad". The Daily Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. "Five replace earlier panel of doctors". The Daily Star. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. "City hospital fined". The Daily Star. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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