Lam Wah Ee Hospital (simplified Chinese: 南华医院; traditional Chinese: 南華醫院; pinyin: Nán Huá Yī Yuàn) is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The 700-bed tertiary acute care hospital is accredited by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health. It was established as a provider of traditional Chinese medicine in 1883 while its Western Medicine division commenced operations in 1983.
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Geography | |
Location | 141, Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim, 11600 George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 5°23′32″N 100°18′14″E / 5.392173°N 100.303936°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Non-profit |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | Lam Wah Ee Nursing College |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 700+ |
History | |
Opened | 1883 |
Links | |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 南華醫院 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 南华医院 | ||||||
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It also owns Lam Wah Ee Nursing College, the first private nursing college in northern Malaysia.