Coordinates: 5°24′06″N 100°16′33″E / 5.401637°N 100.275705°E / 5.401637; 100.275705

Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital

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Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital
Kek Lok Si
Map
Geography
Location623, Jalan Balik Pulau, 11500 Ayer Itam, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates5°24′06″N 100°16′33″E / 5.401637°N 100.275705°E / 5.401637; 100.275705
Organisation
FundingNon-profit
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds50
History
Opened2021
Links
Websitewww.klsch.my

Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 2021, the 50-bed hospital at Ayer Itam is the first Buddhist hospital in the state and is run by the nearby Kek Lok Si Temple.[1][2][3] The hospital provides services including internal medicine, orthopaedics, otorhinolaryngology, radiology, anesthesiology, nephrology, medical diagnostics, general surgery and hemodialysis.[1][3][4]

First proposed as a "charitable hospital" for lower-income groups, the medical centre has maintained a policy against medical tourism, in contrast to other healthcare establishments in Penang.[2][5] Plans for its construction had been submitted to the Penang Island City Council in 2014.[5] Upon its opening, the hospital was also equipped with six hemodialysis machines and two operation theatres.[6] As an extension of the existing non-profit centre, a proposed 400-bed hospital at Paya Terubong was announced in 2023.[7][8]

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References

  1. ^ a b Edmund Lee (15 Apr 2021). "Charity hospital gearing up for opening next month". Buletin Mutiara. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  2. ^ a b Opalyn Mok (23 Apr 2021). "Penang's first Buddhist non-profit hospital to open its doors in May". Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Kek Lok Si medical centre to open in May". Free Malaysia Today. 15 Apr 2021. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  4. ^ "Clinical & Diagnostic Services – Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital 极乐寺慈善医院". Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital (KLSCH) 极乐寺慈善医院. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ^ a b Arnold Loh (18 Oct 2014). "Kek Lok Si to build hospital". The Star. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  6. ^ Lo, Tern Chern (23 Dec 2021). "Affordable healthcare for all". The Star. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  7. ^ Edmund Lee (17 Jan 2023). "Kek Lok Si Temple lights up ahead of CNY". Buletin Mutiara. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
  8. ^ Liew, Jia Xian (17 Jan 2023). "Another Kek Lok Si charitable hospital in the pipeline". The Star. Retrieved 19 Feb 2024.
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