Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital

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Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital
Ministry of Health (Brunei)
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Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital
Geography
Location Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Coordinates 4°53′31″N114°55′55″E / 4.892079°N 114.931810°E / 4.892079; 114.931810
Organisation
Care system Ministry of Health
Funding Public hospital
Type District General, Teaching
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds1260
History
Opened28 August 1984;39 years ago (1984-08-28)
Links
Lists Hospitals in Brunei

Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, commonly abbreviated as RIPAS Hospital, is the main and largest public hospital in Brunei. It is the primary referral hospital and teaching hospital for medical and nursing students mainly from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, the only university in the country providing such courses. The hospital is funded by the government and administered under the Ministry of Health. It was officially opened on 28 August 1984. [1] The hospital accommodates 1260 beds and has 257 doctors. [2] [3]

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Location

Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital is situated on a 17-hectare (42-acre) site located 0.8 kilometres (0.50 miles) from the City Centre of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. [1] The site is also located close to the bank of the Kedayan River, which provides water transport access to the populaces of Kampong Ayer on the Brunei River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ministry of Health - Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital". www.moh.gov.bn. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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