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HEALTH & FITNESS
Medical and Hospital Facilities
RIPAS Hospital
The main referral hospital in the
country is Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak
Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, located
about 0.8 kilometres from the heart
of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.
RIPAS Hospital was officially opened
in 1984, the same year 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.
The hospital consists of seven
main blocks: Ward blocks; the
Specialist Clinics block; the Plant and
Engineering block; the Outpatients
and State Lab block; the Sports
Complex; the Transport Complex with
jetty and helipad facilities; and the
Women and Children’s Centre.
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. The hospital has also been
accredited for basic specialist
medical training by the Royal College
of Paediatrics and Child Health Clinic.
In 2000, RIPAS Hospital gained
further accreditation as a teaching
hospital by Queensland University
Hospital.
The RIPAS Hospital Women and
Children’s Centre was officially 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 also
expanded in terms of area and
equipment to provide high-quality
care for patients who are in critical
condition.
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, 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 give 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.
RIPAS Hospital is a major teaching
hospital in the country for doctors,
medical
students
and
nursing
students. As the main referral hospital,
RIPAS Hospital can draw on patients
and specialists alike to help teach
student doctors, medical officers
and senior medical officers in a real
working clinical environment, giving
especially valuable insight to local
student doctors.