Pantai Hospital Penang is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1997, the 190-bed specialist hospital at Bayan Baru offers services in Radiotherapy & Oncology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. It also houses the only Stroke Center in the Northern Region.[2]
Pantai Hospital Penang | |
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Geography | |
Location | 82, Jalan Tengah, Bayan Baru, 11900 Bayan Lepas, George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 5°19′16″N 100°16′55″E / 5.321098°N 100.28202°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Private |
Type | Specialised |
Services | |
Beds | 666 |
History | |
Opened | 1997[1] |
Links | |
Website | www.pantai.com.my/penang |
The hospital has 49 full-time specialist doctors, 15 sessional and 6 visiting specialist doctors. New facilities and services such as the recent additions - Urology, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Stroke Centre, Interventional Radiology, Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) – are part of the hospital.
Collectively, the Pantai group of hospitals treat over 158,000 patients annually from a pool of more than 890 doctors and 2,800 nurses.[3] They provide a range of medical services ranging from health and wellness check ups to cardiac surgery.[4]