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 Layout of the Penang General Hospital

The oldest portion of the hospital is Block , which is behind the car park for medical specialists. Behind Block A is the low-lying Block . This is now the main administrative building of the hospital. Its various parts include the outpatient clinic and the emergency unit. There are ground-level public car parks () in front of Block B. Facing Western Road is Block , which is in fact older than Block B.

A new addition to the hospital is the Ambulatory Care Centre (), located north of Block B and connected to it via a sheltered passageway. Jalan Hospital, the main road through the complex, runs under the centre.


Facing Tull Road are newer additions to the Penang Hospital. They include the Northern Territory Forensic Medical Centre and a multi-storey public car park . Across Tull Road is the Department of Chemistry , which offers auxiliary support to the hospital.

There are nurse hostels as well as staff hostels all around the hospital complex, along Residency Road, Western Road and Jalan Lim Khoon Huat. This includes the Penang Hospital Quarters along Western Road and Kuarters Anggota Kesihatanalong Jalan Lim Khoon Huat. Across Residency Road is the Maternity Hospital  and the Penang Nursing College  while along Sepoy Lines Road is the Children's Dental Centre , Dental Training College  and the Penang Medical College .



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History of the Penang General Hospital

The Penang General Hospital traces its history to the Pauper's Hospital started by Mun Ah Foo, a leader of the Ghee Hin Society in circa 1854. The aim of the hospital was to provide healthcare to the poor and needy as well as rehabiliation for opium smokers. After Mun Ah Foo had passed on, the Pauper's Hospital continued to be managed by a committee headed by Governor Archibald Anson, with representations from the Chinese clan associations, guilds and other pillars of 19th century society. During this period, the Leper Hospital was relocated to Pulau Jerejak, where it functioned until the mid 20th century.