Lam Wah Ee Hospital (George Town)
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Lam Wah Ee Hospital
Green Lane
Georgetown, Penang
04-6571888
Tel: 604 - 6571 888/6528 888
Fax: 604 - 6570 940
Hotline: 604 - 6571 898
Email: hlwe@po.jaring.my
Website: www.hlwe.com.my
Office Hours : Weekdays: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm
Saturday : 8.30 am to 1.00 pm
The idea of setting up a community health care centre in Penang was first mooted by a few Chinese community leaders in 1876 and a fund-raising campaign was subsequently launched. A traditional-style building was completed in 1883 on a plot of land about 10,600 sq. ft. at Muntri Street. This was known as the Lam Wah Ee Hospital.
“Lam Wah” means “Chinese in the South” and “Ee” means “medicine”. Twelve community leaders were elected to be the first Board of Directors. Free consultation and medication in traditional Chinese medicine was offered to the public. Within a few years, this became very popular as a source of medical services not only to the Chinese community but also to the other communities in Penang. As a result of this, Muntri Street has since become known as “Lam Wah Ee Hospital Street”. As the demand for these services became more popular, two branch clinics were set up, one at Beach Street and the other at Magazine Road.
What Happened After The War
After the War, another campaign was launched to collect donations for rebuilding as the traditional-style building in Muntri Street was destroyed by air raids during the War. In 1955, the present two-storey building was completed. The Beach Street branch was moved to Green Lane in order to benefit the people in the Jelutong and Green Lane areas. The Green Lane branch is situated on a piece of land donated to the Hospital by the British East India Company much earlier. This land is to become the site for the new hospital today.
The Lam Wah Ee Hospital at first relied upon the services of experienced traditional physicians or “sinsehs” who came from China. Later a system of examinations conducted by a committee of master “sinsehs” was introduced as a selection device to maintain standards and to encourage younger people to take up the study of traditional medicine. This system is still being practised today. The top three candidates in the bi-yearly examination are automatically appointed as the official physicians of the hospital for a period of two years. These appointments have been considered as a great honour and many of the top Chinese physicians in Penang and elsewhere have originated from the Lam Wah Ee examination system.
The three clinics offer medical services to a total of about 500 cases a day. Over the past hundred years, the number of people who have benefited from this free medical service would probably be in the millions. Throughout this period, expenses were met by income from two main sources: direct donations from the public and rents collected from a number of properties which were donated by philanthropists or purchased by the Board of Directors and put under the trust of this charitable organisation.
In 1959, The Board of Directors was expanded from 12 to 24 members, to be elected once every two years. This increased the representatives of the Board as well as its efficiency.
Malaysia, especially Penang, mourned the passing of one of its most illustrious sons on 17th February 1995. TAN SRI DATO' LOH BOON SIEW died in his sleep, a peaceful good death for a really good man at the ripe old age of 80. Born of humble origin without ever having been to school and brought up to believe and fear God by his mother from China, he grew to love, obey and adore her and became a very filial son. He rose by virtue of his honest hard work as a mechanic, literally from rags to riches over the years from the 1930's by having good foresight and convictions to become the richest man in Penang and among the five richest men in Malaysia.
He was respected not for his wealth but for his demeanour and character. His word was his bond. He was a great respector of the Law and Constitution. He was noted for his punctuality at meetings and his comments and decisions on any matter were regarded as words of wisdom. The grandest funeral ever seen for decades in Penang evidenced by the mammoth turnout of the population to pay their last respects and the very large number of tributes and floral wreaths and messages of condolences both local and foreign in the various press media received by the family, all bear testimony to the great love and respect the people of Penang and Asia have for the late Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew.
Here was a very great and humble man who could walk with Kings, Prime Ministers, Governors and Ministers but not lose the common touch to walk the streets of Penang unharmed, to mingle with the common people, to enjoy his favourite fried koay teow or drink his usual coffee at his favourite coffee shop.
His monumental work in the Founding and Establishment of Hospital Lam Wah Ee brought about by the death of his beloved mother when he pledged ringgit for ringgit to raise funds for the Western Medicine Division of Hospital Lam Wah Ee - a Hospital for people where no one would ever be turned away for treatment for lack of funds or money. The Welfare Department of Lam Wah Ee boasts of a well staffed and developed Almoner System. The Memorial Hall was built to commemorate his beloved mother, the late Madam Saw Kit, whose bronze statue sits proudly in the Hall.
Today, Hospital Lam Wah Ee is reputed to be the best Hospital in the country for its charity concept besides being among the best equipped Hospital with most of the latest state of the art machines and instruments for the treatment of the wide range of illnesses and staffed by dedicated specialist doctors all fully committed to the concept of charity. The people of Penang, in particular, besides the State Government and the Nation will surely appreciate and salute for years to come the ideals and works of this great man whose philanthropic contributions and service to the country and society will always be remembered.
Green Lane
Georgetown, Penang
04-6571888
Tel: 604 - 6571 888/6528 888
Fax: 604 - 6570 940
Hotline: 604 - 6571 898
Email: hlwe@po.jaring.my
Website: www.hlwe.com.my
Office Hours : Weekdays: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm
Saturday : 8.30 am to 1.00 pm
The idea of setting up a community health care centre in Penang was first mooted by a few Chinese community leaders in 1876 and a fund-raising campaign was subsequently launched. A traditional-style building was completed in 1883 on a plot of land about 10,600 sq. ft. at Muntri Street. This was known as the Lam Wah Ee Hospital.
“Lam Wah” means “Chinese in the South” and “Ee” means “medicine”. Twelve community leaders were elected to be the first Board of Directors. Free consultation and medication in traditional Chinese medicine was offered to the public. Within a few years, this became very popular as a source of medical services not only to the Chinese community but also to the other communities in Penang. As a result of this, Muntri Street has since become known as “Lam Wah Ee Hospital Street”. As the demand for these services became more popular, two branch clinics were set up, one at Beach Street and the other at Magazine Road.
What Happened After The War
After the War, another campaign was launched to collect donations for rebuilding as the traditional-style building in Muntri Street was destroyed by air raids during the War. In 1955, the present two-storey building was completed. The Beach Street branch was moved to Green Lane in order to benefit the people in the Jelutong and Green Lane areas. The Green Lane branch is situated on a piece of land donated to the Hospital by the British East India Company much earlier. This land is to become the site for the new hospital today.
The Lam Wah Ee Hospital at first relied upon the services of experienced traditional physicians or “sinsehs” who came from China. Later a system of examinations conducted by a committee of master “sinsehs” was introduced as a selection device to maintain standards and to encourage younger people to take up the study of traditional medicine. This system is still being practised today. The top three candidates in the bi-yearly examination are automatically appointed as the official physicians of the hospital for a period of two years. These appointments have been considered as a great honour and many of the top Chinese physicians in Penang and elsewhere have originated from the Lam Wah Ee examination system.
The three clinics offer medical services to a total of about 500 cases a day. Over the past hundred years, the number of people who have benefited from this free medical service would probably be in the millions. Throughout this period, expenses were met by income from two main sources: direct donations from the public and rents collected from a number of properties which were donated by philanthropists or purchased by the Board of Directors and put under the trust of this charitable organisation.
In 1959, The Board of Directors was expanded from 12 to 24 members, to be elected once every two years. This increased the representatives of the Board as well as its efficiency.
Malaysia, especially Penang, mourned the passing of one of its most illustrious sons on 17th February 1995. TAN SRI DATO' LOH BOON SIEW died in his sleep, a peaceful good death for a really good man at the ripe old age of 80. Born of humble origin without ever having been to school and brought up to believe and fear God by his mother from China, he grew to love, obey and adore her and became a very filial son. He rose by virtue of his honest hard work as a mechanic, literally from rags to riches over the years from the 1930's by having good foresight and convictions to become the richest man in Penang and among the five richest men in Malaysia.
He was respected not for his wealth but for his demeanour and character. His word was his bond. He was a great respector of the Law and Constitution. He was noted for his punctuality at meetings and his comments and decisions on any matter were regarded as words of wisdom. The grandest funeral ever seen for decades in Penang evidenced by the mammoth turnout of the population to pay their last respects and the very large number of tributes and floral wreaths and messages of condolences both local and foreign in the various press media received by the family, all bear testimony to the great love and respect the people of Penang and Asia have for the late Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew.
Here was a very great and humble man who could walk with Kings, Prime Ministers, Governors and Ministers but not lose the common touch to walk the streets of Penang unharmed, to mingle with the common people, to enjoy his favourite fried koay teow or drink his usual coffee at his favourite coffee shop.
His monumental work in the Founding and Establishment of Hospital Lam Wah Ee brought about by the death of his beloved mother when he pledged ringgit for ringgit to raise funds for the Western Medicine Division of Hospital Lam Wah Ee - a Hospital for people where no one would ever be turned away for treatment for lack of funds or money. The Welfare Department of Lam Wah Ee boasts of a well staffed and developed Almoner System. The Memorial Hall was built to commemorate his beloved mother, the late Madam Saw Kit, whose bronze statue sits proudly in the Hall.
Today, Hospital Lam Wah Ee is reputed to be the best Hospital in the country for its charity concept besides being among the best equipped Hospital with most of the latest state of the art machines and instruments for the treatment of the wide range of illnesses and staffed by dedicated specialist doctors all fully committed to the concept of charity. The people of Penang, in particular, besides the State Government and the Nation will surely appreciate and salute for years to come the ideals and works of this great man whose philanthropic contributions and service to the country and society will always be remembered.
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