Island Hospital is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Founded in 1996, the 300-bed tertiary care provider has over 60 full-time specialists across 9 centres.[1]

Island Hospital
Map
Geography
Location308, Macalister Road, 10450 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates5°25′20″N 100°18′50″E / 5.42236°N 100.313983°E / 5.42236; 100.313983
Organisation
FundingPrivate
Services
StandardsMalaysian Society for Quality in Health
Emergency departmentYes
Beds300
History
Opened1996

History edit

Island Hospital was founded in 1996, with the construction of the hospital eventually taking a mere 10 months.[2]

In 2017, the Penang state government announced plans to build an extension to the existing facility, named Island Medical City, at Peel Avenue.[3] 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.

 
Island Hospital viewed from Macalister Road, George Town

Services edit

The following medical treatments are provided by the hospital.

Centres of Excellence edit

Island Hospital has 9 centres that offer a range of services.

  • Endoscopy Centre
  • Fertility Centre
  • Health Screening Centre
  • Heart Centre
  • Movement Disorder Clinic
  • Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre
  • Spine Centre
  • Urology Centre

See also edit

References edit

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