History of Hospital Taiping

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Yong Wah Hospital or the Chinese Pauper Hospital was the first established hospital in Federated Malay States. Established in 1880 to treat the Chinese coolies and tin-miners who often sick and suffered from various diseases, such as diarrhoea, cholera, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, and pulmonary diseases. Its establishment was developed parallel with the significant economy growth in the town.

The hospital gained financial supports from the Chinese merchants while the State Government aided medical apparatuses, medicines and nursing staff. With consideration to the poor people's welfare, the hospital only charged a minimum fee of 50 cents per annum from the poor coolies. The hospital's policies worked out efficiently for the first six months since of its establishment, but it was later occurred difficulties on collecting the fees. The reason was most coolies unable to settle their medical fees due to the low income.

Therefore, by the end of the year 1880, the State Government took over full responsibility on the Yong Wah Hospital, and shifted to its current location at the Main Road, and renamed with Taiping General Hospital. The maintenance cost of the hospital were so high, that Sir Hugh Low, the then British Resident of Perak levied a capitation fee of one dollar, where everyone lives in Taiping including within the district will be charged annually, and a health coupon will be produced for those who pay for the fees. The fees were used as contribution to the expenses for maintaining the hospital, with no profit gained from the collections. All food, medicine and attendance were given free-of-charge, but the Chinese community strongly objected to this tax, because it was never levied in other Malay states, and the system was later abolished in 1884.

The institution consists of many wards and other buildings arranged in carefully laid out grounds, planted with palms, beautiful trees and flowering shrubs, which is very restful to the eye. The aim of the hospital was to curb diseases from spreading among the coolies, reduce the rate of death, and increase the rate of growth; the purpose of the establishment had finally turned a positive result. The number of death and diseases decline gradually in the district, and surprisingly, the rate of birth had increased tremendously, and Taiping continued to prosper in economy growth.

The institution was under Dr. Hamilton Wright the first Health Inspector, where the hospital able to sustain 900 patients at one time, according to Sir Cecil Clementi's report during his state visits. In 1881, the hospital went a major renovation and suspension. The overall renovation cost was estimated about 2,100 straits dollars. By the year 1884, an additional ward and a dispensary were added; the hospital's drainage system also improved with the total cost of 9,379 straits dollars.

Also at the same year, total 3,068 cases handled by the hospital (total about 13000 cases in Perak), where 2,501 cases involved with beriberi. The main cause of the beriberi was due to the malnutrition and improper sanitation taken by the coolies. Taiping also housed a lunatic asylum hospital (within the hospital compound) and a prison hospital (in the prison) under the supervision of Mr Thomas Prendergast. In 1906, the Government medical staff extended the services for outpatients particularly the rural areas. The percentage of deaths to cases treated was 18.08% in Taiping, compare to other 13 hospitals in Perak.

The numbers of patients treated in the course of a year run to many thousands, and the sums expended by the Government on the Medical Department, with all its surgeons and assistants, nurses, dispensers, dressers, attendants, cooks, gardeners, gate-keepers, etc., amount to a very large total. It was reported that many of the government's expenses flowed to the hospital.

Therefore, by the year 1890, a Sanitary Board was established to control and monitor the health and cleanliness of the town. On 3 February 1896, the hospital was installed with X-Ray equipment, and marked as the first hospital in Malaya and also Far East Asia to have those facilities. Mr. Leonard Wray chaired the opening ceremony, and the first patient who used the X-Ray was a pomfret.

In 1906, the Medical Department reported that 318, 000 straits dollars were funded in Perak for development in every sector. By the year later, the population in Taiping as well as where else in Perak had increased gradually as a result of good health care been taken seriously by the government. Taiping being the pioneer for a health institution was later adopted by other towns in Malaya, and later almost every town in Malaya has a hospital.

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Development Milestone

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1880 – The first hospital known as Yong Wah Hospital in the Federated Malay States was established in April 1880 at Taiping, Perak. In December of the same year it was taken over by the State Government and named as Taiping General Hospital and shifted to Main Road.

1881 – The hospital went a major renovation and suspension.

1884 – Sir Hugh Low levied a capitation fee of one dollar for the hospital services. The system was later abolished in the same year.

1890 – Sanitary Board was established to control and monitor the health and cleanliness of the town.

1897 – On 3 February, the first Roentgen ray apparatus was installed at Taiping. The Straits Times reported that this was probably the first country in the Far East to use Roentgen rays. On 14 February, the first demonstration of X-rays was conducted at the hospital.

1906 – The medical staff extended the services for outpatients particularly the rural areas in Perak.

1917 – On 12 June, the Taiping planters' complaint of lack of X-ray facilities in the locality.

2007 – In the year 2007, the hospital was separated into two major units. The outpatients unit was shifted to a new building at Tupai Road. While, the old building serves as emergency unit and retain at its former location.

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Achievements


  •      1897 – On 3 February, the first Roentgen ray apparatus was installed at Taiping. The Straits Times reported that this was probably the first country in the Far East to use Roentgen rays. On 14 February, the first demonstration of X-rays was conducted at the hospital.
  •     2016 – On November, during Majlis Persada Inovasi Perkhidmatan Awam, one of the Innovative and Creative Groups (KIK) of the Pediatric Depertment Hospital Taiping, 'Kumpulan Yakin Boleh' be selected to be the Head of Public Service Award for the management category and the Pahang State Secretary Award (Pameran Terbaik Kategori Kementerian) (http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/perak/s-net-julang-nama-hospital-taiping-1.473902

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Current Situation

Recent developments in Hospital Taiping


FACILITIES AND SERVICES OFFERED

The Department of Medicine is the largest department in Taiping Hospital. The general objective of the Medical Department is to provide holistic, quality, effective, customer-friendly medical services and secure in line with the latest technological developments. Specific objective

The Department of Medicine is to provide quality medical services with emphasis on 'patient safety', ensuring effective and comprehensive management quality during service delivery, ensuring service delivery by technically competent staff and softskill management and improving the suitability of day care to patients and reducing congestion in rheumatic hospital and reduce morbidity and mortality.

The Medical Department has 177 beds, which is about 29.11% of the 608 official beds at Taiping Hospital. To handle the services, the department has 10 specialists, Head of Department & Senior Medical Consultant and Endocrinologist Head, Special Grade B, 1 person Medical consultant Nephrology Special Grade C, 1 person Medical consultant Respiratory Special Grade C, Medical Expert UD54 ( Geriatric) and 6 physicians UD52 / 48/44.

In addition, the department has 24 Medical Officers and 19 Medical Officers. In addition, it is also supported by paramedical members namely 1 U38 Nurse Supervisor, 17 Nurses' Head, 1 Head Nurse U41,163 Nurses Nurse / 15 CUPs, 11 Community Nurses, 2 Administrative Assistants, 1 Pen . Nurses, 2 Assistant Medical Officers U32, 8 Assistant Medical Officers and 70 Health Care Assistants

The Department of Medicine conducts the care of a patient (secondary and tertiary referral center). The Department of Medicine has 9 wads of CCU, C4, C5, C6, D2, D4, D5, D6, Geriatric wards (A2) and A4 (TB) covering 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class, isolation and TB ward.

The Department serves as a reference center for Health Clinics and other hospitals such as Kuala Kangsar Hospital, Parit Buntar, Gerik and Selama, and even from private hospitals, Taiping and Kamunting Prisons for the treatment of common diseases General Medicine, Nephrology, Respiratory and Endocrinology.

Heart Laboratory provides Echocardiography (adult & infant / child) services, Stress test, Holter and heart recovery program.

Respiratory Labs provide Lung Function Test, Spirometry, Diagnostic Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy and sleep study.

The clinics available at the Taiping Hospital Medical Department are as follows: -
• Nephrology
• Respiratory
• Endocrinology
• Obesity (with Surgery Department)
• Diabetes / Hypertension / Cardiology
• Respiratory
• Geriatics
• Diabetic Foot Clinic (with Orthopedic Department)

Expert visit from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh

• Rheumatology (every 2 months)
• Hematology (every 2 months)
• Infectious Disease (every month)
• Cardiology (every 2 months)
• Gastroenterology (every month)
• Dermatology (every month)
• Infectious Disease (every month)
• Haemophilia (every 3 months)
• Wellness clinic (2 times a month)


Specialist visit from Penang Hospital
Neurology (every 2 months)
In addition, the department also conducts in-service training for members of the Medical Department such as MRCP and outside and in-hospital courses. The department also provides health education counseling services to Diabetic patients whose operating location is now located in a specialist medical clinic building managed by a full-time full-time nurse. In addition, research is also about disease and quality activities. The department has established a Diabetes Resource Center to conduct diabetes classes weekly and provide counseling services to diabetics. In addition, diabetes resource centers also provide education and training services to nurse trainers and nutrition-related hospital staff, home-level glucose monitoring, medicines, insulin and foot care.

 There are 6 Medical Officers check-ups at this clinic. Every Monday through Thursday, all rooms are in use. In the Endocrine and Metabolic clinics, the counseling session for Diabetes patients is performed by Diabetes Resource Center Nurses at the Policlinic reading corner. On the day of the 'Infectious Disease' clinic, counseling for the patient is carried out in the room next to the Head of Department.

 The Medical Clinic Service is held 4 days a week, which is Monday to Thursday morning and evening. Early morning clinical sessions include DM / HPT / Metabolic, Endocrine, Cardiology, Hematology, Gastroenterology, 'Infectious Disease, Neurology', Dermatology and Rheumatology. Apart from medical clinics, there are 2 other clinics - the Geriatric clinic headed by Geriatric Specialist on Monday and Haemophilia Clinics by experts beginning August 10, 2012. The afternoon clinic session is conducted by Medical Officers to review blood results or Radiological Reports or compliant medicine / injection by the patient. "Stable" patients or have logistics / social problems allowed to be discontinued and continue follow-up treatment at a nearby clinic.

 Research is one of the activities carried out by the Head of Department and medical specialists from various disciplines involving its members in 2013 which totaled 18 fields. (A Publication in International Journal: International Journal Of Psychiatrists, Peer Review Journal: Penang Medical Journal, Presentation in oral and poster national level: NCCR 2013 and 9th National Geriatric Conference), Members of the Coronary Treatment Unit members are involved in collecting data, and analyze the data for Key Performance Indicator STEMI / Non STEMI.

Achievement

1) Energy Management Gold Standard




1) KIK 2016 Award

3)Healthy Setting: Healthy Facilities


References
http://htaiping.moh.gov.my/index.php/perkhidmatan/klinikal/jabatan-perubatan
http://htaiping.moh.gov.my/index.php/mengenai-kami/carta-organisasi