Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum
Muzium Memorial Hospital Lau King Howe | |
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| Established | 3 August 1996 |
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| Location | Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 2°17′28.3″N 111°49′18.4″E / 2.291194°N 111.821778°E |
| Type | medical museum |
| Website | Official website |
The Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum (Malay: Muzium Memorial Hospital Lau King Howe) (Chinese : 劉欽侯醫院紀念館) is a medical museum in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is the first and only medical museum in Malaysia.
History
Lau King Howe Hospital was built in 1936 by Mr Lau King Howe as the only hospital in Sibu after an approval of funds and land from the Brooke government. However, soon after the hospital was built, Mr Lau returned to China.[1] The hospital had 400 beds and an outpatient department in 1986.[2]
After the Sibu Hospital was opened on 1 September 1994, less patients visited the hospital.[1] Eventually, the hospital buildings were demolished in 1994 and the site converted into a commercial lot.[3] A small museum named after the hospital at a cost of MYR450,000 was built near the original “entrance” to the hospital. It was officially opened on 3 August 1996.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Lau King Howe Medical Museum, Sibu". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Maxwell, P; Barker, R (August 1989). "Sarawak: Our Elective". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 82 (8): 496–497. doi:10.1177/014107688908200816. ISSN 0141-0768. PMC 1292259. PMID 2778782.
- ^ "Adenan to decide on controversy over naming of road". The Star. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Lau King Howe Hospital. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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