Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam Hospital
PIHM
hospital is the fourth largest district hospital in the country.
Location
6-acre site near the Temburong River, a few minutes walk from Banger’s town
centre in t Brunei Darussalam’s idyllic green heart
| How
PIHM hospital’s location affects the community it serves: |
| Close
to Tutong’s main population hubs - easy access for much of the districts
population |
| Relatively
low population density in immediate vicinity - combined easy access to the
highway it is easily reached and ideal for the country main and technologically
advanced National Isolation Ward |
| Median
location along the coastal highway - allows emergency services to reach road
traffic accidents quicker |
| Some
interesting facts about PIHM hospital: |
| Serves
a small yet ethnically diverse population, with many indigenous tribes such as
Muruts and Dusuns represented. |
| It is
the only district hospital separated by physical borders with the main referral
hospital (RIPAS hospital) |
| Every
working day, a boat carrying Ministry of Health staff assigned to serve the
Temburong district leaves the jetty at RIPAS hospital, one of the few places
left in the country where the old traditional way of getting to work by boat is
lovingly carried on. |
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