East Shore Hospital and Medical Centre
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Parkway East Hospital, formerly East Shore Hospital , is a 123-bed healthcare facility located in Telok Kurau, Singapore
. It opened in the 1930s as the Paglar Maternity and Nursing Home, and was founded by Dr Charles Joseph Pemberton-Paglar.
After his death on 9 December 1954, the hospital was sold.
It was renamed Saint Mark's Maternity Hospital soon after his death. Two years later, the hospital was sold to Hong Leong for residential
purposes. However, the land was zoned for hospital use. Another doctor, Dr. Sundarason and a group of businessman and doctors in 1974.
The new management had modernised the hospital's facilities and then commenced operations later that year as a 45 bed Saint Mark's Hospital. Three years later, Dr. Yahya Cohen together with American Medical International entered a joint venture
with the former to form Saint Mark's AMI Private Limited in May 1979.
Saint Mark's further purchased a 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²) site adjacent to the existing building in 1982. It also increased to 49 beds as well. In 1983, AMI took over the facility and was renamed The American Hospital of Singapore which it then began to offer some of its speciality services. A medical office building to house speciality clinics was completed in March 1987 and the tenants moved into the building.
The National Medical Enterprises acquired the hospital in 1989 and was renamed to its current name. Parkway Holdings
acquired both East Shore and Mount Elizabeth Hospital
s in 1995 making Parkway the largest private healthcare organisation in the country.
In 2009, the hospital started undergoing renovations for the interior which will be completed by 2010. The name was changed from East Shore Hospital to Parkway East Hospital in 2010.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It opened in the 1930s as the Paglar Maternity and Nursing Home, and was founded by Dr Charles Joseph Pemberton-Paglar.
History
Pemberton-Paglar was educated at St Joseph's Institution in Malacca and studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore.After his death on 9 December 1954, the hospital was sold.
It was renamed Saint Mark's Maternity Hospital soon after his death. Two years later, the hospital was sold to Hong Leong for residential
Residential area
A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit...
purposes. However, the land was zoned for hospital use. Another doctor, Dr. Sundarason and a group of businessman and doctors in 1974.
The new management had modernised the hospital's facilities and then commenced operations later that year as a 45 bed Saint Mark's Hospital. Three years later, Dr. Yahya Cohen together with American Medical International entered a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
with the former to form Saint Mark's AMI Private Limited in May 1979.
Saint Mark's further purchased a 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²) site adjacent to the existing building in 1982. It also increased to 49 beds as well. In 1983, AMI took over the facility and was renamed The American Hospital of Singapore which it then began to offer some of its speciality services. A medical office building to house speciality clinics was completed in March 1987 and the tenants moved into the building.
The National Medical Enterprises acquired the hospital in 1989 and was renamed to its current name. Parkway Holdings
Parkway Holdings
Parkway Holdings is a medical company based in Singapore and is South-east Asia's largest health-care provider.-Parkway Health:Parkway Health owns sixteen hospitals, including three private hospitals in Singapore. It also has a network of regional hospitals in Malaysia, India and Brunei, including...
acquired both East Shore and Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Hospital is a 373-bed private hospital in Singapore operated by Parkway Health. It was started in 1976 and officially opened in 8 December 1979....
s in 1995 making Parkway the largest private healthcare organisation in the country.
In 2009, the hospital started undergoing renovations for the interior which will be completed by 2010. The name was changed from East Shore Hospital to Parkway East Hospital in 2010.