Tung Shin Hospital (simplified Chinese: 同善医院; traditional Chinese: 同善醫院; pinyin: Tóngshàn Yīyuàn), formerly known as Pooi Shin Thong,[2] is a 221-bed tertiary acute care hospital in Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia established by Kapitan Yap Kwan Seng.[1] The not-for-profit private hospital is accredited by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health.[3] It started as a provider of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment in 1881, later it was called the Tung Shin Hospital from 1894 as it was converted to a non-profit organisation, the Western Medicine division commenced operations in 1985. Additional buildings and renovations were made in 1917 - with prominent tycoon Cheong Yoke Choy donating a large sum to the hospital to build a new single-storey ward building, which was what was then Ward 1 - and again between 1959 and the early 1960s.[1]
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| Geography | |
| Location | Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Tung Shin Academy Of Nursing |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 157 (Western Medical)[1] 64 (Chinese Medical)[1] 221 (Total) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 同善医院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 同善醫院 | ||||||
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It owns and operates Tung Shin Academy of Nursing,[4] a private nursing college located in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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edit- ^ a b c d e "Overview - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院". Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Tung Shin Hospital". Visitkl.gov.my.
- ^ "Awards & Accreditations - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院". Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Academy of Nursing (WAP0112) - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院". Retrieved 4 February 2018.