Jasin District Hospital

Jasin District Hospital (') is a 76-bed government-funded district hospital situated in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. It is a secondary hospital serving the medical needs of the Jasin district population.
History
Hospital Jasin first opened and offered it serviced on June 9, 1890. At the time, the hospital was staffed only by one medical assistant. The purpose of the hospital then was to serve the medical needs and to control the spread of communicable diseases, which were rampant in the area, especially malaria. Malaria was then very common among the rubber estate workers, which was then the biggest industry in Jasin.
The original location of the first Hospital Jasin was opposite the current location of SMK Iskandar Shah, which overlooks the road going from Jasin town towards Kampung Kelubi.
In 1920, the British colonial government spent $50,000 to expand the hospital (Ref: Straits Settlement Import Export 1932). At that time, the hospital was staffed by 5 medical assistants and 15 nurses.
It was also during this period that a malaria outbreak occurred in Jasin where 522 rubber estate workers were infected and 11 died in the Denvon estate. To overcome this problem, the Malacca State Health Office decided to send a few doctors to the hospital to control the disease and prevent another outbreak.
Chronology
* 1890: Hospital Jasin was formed
* 1962: The first phase of a new hospital building, which also accommodated the Jasin District Health Office was built. The hospital then offered services on outpatient basis as per a polyclinic. There were no inpatient wards then.
* 1971: The construction of Phase II of Hospital Jasin was suggested under the Third Malaysia Plan
* 1978: The then Health Minister Tan Sri Chong Hon Nyan proceeded with plans for the Phase II construction plans
* 1979: Phase II construction plans were approved.
* 1981: A new site for the construction of the new hospital was identified and the process of gazetting the land was accomplished.
* 1990: The groundbreaking ceremony for the site of the new hospital was done by the then Deputy Prime Minister Tun Ghafar Baba.
* 16 October 2001: The construction of the hospital began and costing RM76.235 million. The cost of obtaining the land for the hospital site amounted to RM938,895.00
* 20 September 2004: Phase II of Hospital Jasin was completed.
* 12 January 2005: The hospital was officially handed over to the Malaysian Ministry of Health
* 18 March 2005: The current Hospital Jasin opened its doors, offering inpatient treatment and services.
Coverage
The hospital serves the healthcare needs of the Jasin district population numbering 116,700. It receives referrals and further compliments the primary healthcare services in the area, including:
* 7 community clinics
* 9 dental clinics
* 22 klinik desa (village clinics)
Departments
* Medical Dept
* Surgical Dept
* Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dept
* Paediatric Dept
Teaching Hospital
Hospital Jasin serves as one of the teaching hospitals for Malacca Manipal Medical College, especially in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The college lecturers serve as visiting specialist to the hospital, opening up more healthcare benefits to the population.

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