Island Hospital

Island Hospital
Geography
Location	308, Macalister Road, 10450 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates	5.42236°N 100.313983°E / 5.42236; 100.313983
Organisation
Funding	Private
Services
Standards	Malaysian Society for Quality in Health
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	600
History
Opened	1996
Links
Website	https://islandhospital.com/

Island Hospital is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Founded in 1996, the 600-bed tertiary care provider has over 80 full-time specialists across 9 centres.

History

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

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

The following medical treatments are provided by the hospital.

• Cardiology Heart Centre
• Anesthesiology and Critical Care
• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical Radiology
• Dermatology
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Endocrinology
• General and Paediatric Surgery
• Gastroenterology
• Hematology
• Hepatology
• Infectious Diseases & Travel Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Nephrology and Haemodialysis
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Psychiatry
• Plastic Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Respiratory Medicine
• Speech & Language Pathology & Therapy
• Urology

Centres of Excellence

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

• List of hospitals in Malaysia