| Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital | |
| Main block of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (TAR) General Hospital in Klang | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Malaya |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad | Yes |
| Beds | 864 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://hoshas.moh.gov.my/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Malaysia |
The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (TAR) Hospital in Klang (Malay: Hospital Besar Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang), also known as Klang General Hospital or Klang GH is a 864-bed[1] government tertiary hospital located in the south of the royal town of Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
This hospital provides primary and selected tertiary care services. The hospital began operations in 1985 and is located not far from Istana Alam Shah and Bandar Bukit Tinggi. It was named after the consort of Sultan Salahuddin, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah.
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The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (TAR) General Hospital is a 28-ward Malaysian government medical facility with over 850 inpatient beds and 20 clinical disciplines. It has a monthly average of 10,000 patients and a daily average of 20 elective surgeries.
The Klang TAR Hospital is also a referral hospital for many district hospitals and health clinics ranging from Kuala Langat in the south up to Kuala Selangor in the north. It was awarded the MS ISO 9002 Quality System certification in 1998.
The hospital has the country’s second busiest emergency ward. Its Pathology Department conducts over 1,000,000 medical tests every year. This hospital also focuses on ambulatory services and is equipped with a helipad for emergency evacuation purposes. The Klang TAR Hospital also houses an in-situ medical teaching facility for the medical students of the University of Malaya.
The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital issued an apology to the parents of a premature baby whose left arm was amputated after the limb became infected at the hospital.[2]