Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital
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The Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital (RIPAS) is the national hospital of Brunei Darussalam
. It was officially opened on 28 August 1984.
It is located on a 42 acres (169,968.1 m²) site about 0.8 km from the heart of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan
.
The hospital has more than 600 beds and offers a wide range of services to the indigenous population. Healthcare in the public sector is free for Bruneians and foreign government workers.
Presently there is only one undergraduate medical school in Brunei but the government wishes to develop a formal medical training for students. The Institute of Medicine of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam
was established on September 2000 and may in time grow into a full medical school http://www.ubd.edu.bn/academic/faculty/im/index2.htm. In the meantime the medical staff either have to come in from overseas, or locals have to travel abroad to receive a formal medical education.
As of 2007, the senior medical staff of RIPAS hospital are mostly trained from the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australiahttp://www.som.uq.edu.au/som/current_students/brunei/ripas.htm.
The hospital also trains medical students from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Currently the hospital is not partipitating in any international healthcare accreditation
scheme.
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
. It was officially opened on 28 August 1984.
It is located on a 42 acres (169,968.1 m²) site about 0.8 km from the heart of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan, with an estimated population 140,000 , is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei...
.
The hospital has more than 600 beds and offers a wide range of services to the indigenous population. Healthcare in the public sector is free for Bruneians and foreign government workers.
Presently there is only one undergraduate medical school in Brunei but the government wishes to develop a formal medical training for students. The Institute of Medicine of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
University of Brunei Darussalam is Brunei's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered.-History:...
was established on September 2000 and may in time grow into a full medical school http://www.ubd.edu.bn/academic/faculty/im/index2.htm. In the meantime the medical staff either have to come in from overseas, or locals have to travel abroad to receive a formal medical education.
As of 2007, the senior medical staff of RIPAS hospital are mostly trained from the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australiahttp://www.som.uq.edu.au/som/current_students/brunei/ripas.htm.
The hospital also trains medical students from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Currently the hospital is not partipitating in any international healthcare accreditation
International healthcare accreditation
Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
scheme.
See also
- List of hospitals in BruneiHospitals in Brunei-Public Hospitals:*Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, or RIPAS Hospital*Suri Seri Begawan Hospital*Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam Hospital*Tutong Hospital-Private Hospitals:*Jerudong Park Medical Centre*Gleneagles JPMC Cardiac Centre...
- Jerudong Park Medical CentreJerudong Park Medical CentreJerudong Park Medical Centre is the major Private Specialist Hospital in Brunei Darussalam.The Centre is situated within the famous Jerudong Park area, and is located on the shores of the South China Sea with patient rooms facing an expanse of beautiful, private beaches.The hospital offers...
- International healthcare accreditationInternational healthcare accreditationDue to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
- Hospital accreditationHospital accreditationHospital accreditation has been defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve”...
- BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...