Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital
Map
Geography
Location23, Jalan Bulan, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates5°27′33″N 100°18′04″E / 5.459058°N 100.301°E / 5.459058; 100.301
Organisation
FundingNon-profit
TypeSpecialised
Services
Beds40
History
Opened1976
Links
Websitemountmiriam.com

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1976, the 40-bed hospital at Tanjung Bungah offers specialist treatments for cancer patients, including tomotherapy, radiosurgery and chemotherapy.[1][2][3][4]

History

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital was established by six Catholic nuns of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood.[2][3] The construction of the hospital began in 1974 and whilst waiting for the hospital's occupancy certificate, the nuns took the initiative to collect public donations for the project.[3] The hospital was opened in 1976.[2][3]

Initially, Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital focused on palliative care of late-stage cancer patients.[1] In 1979, the then Chief Ministers of Penang, Lim Chong Eu, declared the opening of its Outpatient Complex and Radiotherapy Unit.[2] Within the year, the hospital also obtained its first radiotherapy machine.[2][3]

Further developments included the completion of a day chemotherapy unit in 1999 and a palliative outpatient clinic in 2001.[2][3]

Services

The hospital specialises in cancer treatments, including the following services.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Aid for advanced cancer patients - Community | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Our Story". MountMiriam. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "The Little Big Hospital on the Hill". The Little Big Hospital on the Hill. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ^ "Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital". Penang Trails. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2018-02-20.