Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Parkway Health
Geography
Location Singapore
Coordinates 1°18′16.2″N 103°50′06.3″E / 1.304500°N 103.835083°ECoordinates: 1°18′16.2″N 103°50′06.3″E / 1.304500°N 103.835083°E
Organisation
Care system Private
Services
Standards Joint Commission International
Emergency department Yes
Beds 373
Links
Website http://mountelizabeth.com.sg/en/Default.aspx

Mount Elizabeth Hospital (Chinese: 伊丽莎白医院), known colloquially as Mount E, is a 345-bed private hospital in Singapore operated by Parkway Health.[1] Construction began in 1976 and the hospital officially opened in 8 December 1979. The hospital specialises in cardiology, oncology, and neuroscience, among other tertiary services. It is also recognised as a multi-organ transplant specialty hospital.[2] Since 1995, it is owned by Parkway Holdings Ltd.

The hospital is accredited by Joint Commission International and is located in Singapore's Orchard Road,[3] on Mt Elizabeth. It is the first private hospital in Singapore to perform open heart surgery and to establish a nuclear medicine centre.[1]

The Royal Family of Brunei built a Royal Suite in the hospital for their own use. It was later made available for use by other patients.[3]

Notable people

Notable people who have come to this hospital for treatment include:

Jyoti Singh, victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape case,[2]

President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman.

Notable Indian film actor Rajinikanth(Super Star Rajinikanth) was also treated for Nephropathy in this hospital.[4]

Indonesian comedian/actress Olga Syahputra.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mount Elizabeth Hospital". Singapore Medicine. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 PTI (27 December 2012). "Delhi gang-rape victim in ‘extremely critical condition’". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Mount Elizabeth Hospital". Hospitals.SG. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html

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