Penang General Hospital

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Penang General Hospital
Hospital Pulau Pinang
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Penang General Hospital
Geography
LocationResidency Road, 10990 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates 5°24′59″N100°18′40″E / 5.416517°N 100.311094°E / 5.416517; 100.311094
Organisation
Funding Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds1090
Helipad Yes
History
Opened1854
Links
Website Official website (in Malay)

The Penang General Hospital (Malay : Hospital Pulau Pinang) is the public hospital of the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Opened in 1854, it is the largest government hospital in Penang as well as the state's oldest. The healthcare centre also serves as the tertiary referral hospital for northern Malaysia. [1]

Contents

The hospital had its origins as a medical centre founded in 1854 for the poor and opium addicts. [2]

History

The hospital land was given to the British Malaya government in 1882 for them to construct a hospital. In 1930, the nurse dormitory was constructed. In 1935, block A and block C of the hospital were constructed. In 1939, the maternity hospital was constructed. In 1989, the central administration center blocks were constructed. [3]

Architecture

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References

  1. "Penang to have first-ever school in hospital". NST Online. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. "Penang General Hospital - Georgetown.my". georgetown.my. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  3. "Sejarah" (in Malay). Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pulau Pinang, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.