Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital
Hospital in Penang, Malaysia
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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]
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| Geography | |
| Location | 23, Jalan Bulan, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 5.459058°N 100.301°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialised |
| Services | |
| Beds | 40 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | mountmiriam |
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]
- Tomotherapy
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Intensity modulated radiotherapy
- Image-guided radiotherapy
- 3D conformal radiotherapy
- 3D brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Oncology
- Palliative care