Penang General Hospital

Penang General Hospital
Hospital Pulau Pinang  (Malay)
槟城中央医院 (Chinese)
Geography
Location Residency Road, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates 5°24′59″N 100°18′40″E / 5.416517°N 100.311094°E / 5.416517; 100.311094Coordinates: 5°24′59″N 100°18′40″E / 5.416517°N 100.311094°E / 5.416517; 100.311094
Organisation
Funding Government hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 1090
Helipad Yes
History
Founded 1854
Links
Website jknpenang.moh.gov.my/jknpenang/index.php/my/agensi/hospital/hospital-pulau-pinang

The Penang General Hospital is the main public hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. The largest public hospital in Penang, it also serves as the reference hospital within northern Malaysia.[1]

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.[3] In 1930, the nurse dormitory was constructed.[4] In 1935, block A and block C of the hospital were constructed. In 1939, the maternity hospital was constructed.[5] In 1989, the central administration center blocks were constructed.[6]

Architecture

  • Block A
  • Block B
  • Block C

See also

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.
  4. ↑ "Sejarah" (in Malay). Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pulau Pinang, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sejarah" (in Malay). Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pulau Pinang, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sejarah" (in Malay). Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Pulau Pinang, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2016.


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