Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital
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| Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital | |
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| Kek Lok Si | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 623, Jalan Balik Pulau, 11500 Ayer Itam, George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 5°24′06″N 100°16′33″E / 5.401637°N 100.275705°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 50 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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]
