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HEALTH AND FITNESS
RIPAS HOSPITAL
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS)
Hospital stands as the nation’s main landmark to
healthcare. Located in Kiulap, the country’s main
hospital overlooks the historic Brunei River and
the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan itself.
The hospital consists of seven main blocks: Ward
blocks, the Specialist Clinics block, the Plant &
Engineering block, the Outpatients and State Lab
block, the Sports Complex, the Transport Complex
with jetty and helipad facilities and the Women &
Children’s Centre.
RIPAS Hospital was named after Her Majesty Duli
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-
Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji
Mohamed Alam.
Her Majesty of cially opened the hospital on
August 28, 1984, in the same year that the
country gained independence. On opening, the
hospital assumed the role of the Rumah Sakit
Besar, Bandar Seri Begawan, which had become
cramped and was no longer able to accommodate
the nation’s growing medical and health needs.
In terms of specialist training, some departments
in RIPAS Hospital have been accredited by the
Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of
Surgeons, United Kingdom since 1982.
RIPAS Hospital has been accredited for basic
specialist medical training by the Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health Clinic. In 2000, the
hospital gained further accreditation as a teaching
hospital by Queensland University Hospital.
The RIPAS Hospital Women and Children’s
Centre was of cially opened in 2015. The centre
is equipped with state of the art facilities and
services for its Paediatric Ward, Obstetrics and
Gynaecology Ward, Children’s Specialist Ward,
General Paediatric Ward, Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit, Special Care Baby Unit, Paediatric Intensive
Care Unit, Oncology Ward, 13 suites of labour
rooms, two operation rooms and a Gynaecology
Ward.
Since 2015, the Accident and Emergency
Department has expanded in terms of area and
equipment. The department has three areas: the
resuscitation area (yellow zone), urgent area (red
zone) and non-urgent cases area (green zone).
Following a renovation expansion project a few
years ago, each area had its equipment upgraded
and space expanded, and a new emergency ward
for children was introduced.
The hospital’s main focus is to provide the people
of Brunei Darussalam high quality services
sustainable by the government. RIPAS Hospital
offers more than 15 clinical specialties, including
the Medical Services Department, Surgical
Services Department, Accident and Emergency
Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department, Neurosurgery Department and
Orthopedic Department.
Annually, the hospital has recorded 314,092
outpatient attendance and 28,198 inpatient
admissions as well as 72 per cent bed occupancy
rate.
RIPAS Hospital aims to be the Centre of Healthcare
Excellence in the region, generating revenue for
the government through medical tourism.
MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL FACILITIES