Tung Shin Hospital Explained

Tung Shin Hospital
Location:Jalan Pudu
State:Kuala Lumpur
Country:Malaysia
Healthcare:Private
Type:General
Emergency:Yes
Affiliation:Tung Shin Academy Of Nursing
Beds:238 (Western Medical)[1]
108 (Chinese Medical)
346 (Total)
Founded:1881
T:同善醫院
S:同善医院
P:Tóngshàn Yīyuàn
Order:st

Tung Shin Hospital, formerly known as Pooi Shin Thong,[2] is a 346-bed tertiary acute care hospital in Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia established by Kapitan Yap Kwan Seng. The not-for-profit private hospital is accredited by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health and ISO 9001:2008 certified.[3] It started as a provider of traditional Chinese Medicine treatment in 1881, later it was called the Tung Shin Hospital from 1894 as it was converted to a non-profit organization, the Western Medicine division commenced operations in 1985. Additional buildings and renovations were made in 1917 and again between 1959 and the early 1960s.[1]

It owns and operates Tung Shin Academy of Nursing,[4] a private nursing college located in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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  1. Web site: Overview - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院. 4 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115204528/https://www.tungshin.com.my/zh/about-us/overview/. November 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tung Shin Hospital. Visitkl.gov.my.
  3. Web site: Awards & Accreditations - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院. 4 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Academy of Nursing (WAP0112) - Tung Shin Hospital - 同善医院. 4 February 2018.