Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital Hospital
23, Jalan Bulan, Fettes Park, 11200 Tanjong Bungah, Penang, Malaysia.
+604-892 3999
www.mountmiriam.com
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Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital (198301015115 [110508V]) is a not-for-profit, single discipline cancer hospital which aspires to bring Godโ€™s healing presence through the best and affordable cancer treatment, diagnosis and care. We share the global mission of the Franciscan Missionaries of Divine Motherhood, to provide high quality and compassionate care to all persons regardless of nationality, belief or financial status with compassion, respect and integrity.

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€œ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅโ€At Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, we see it every dayโ€”how early detection can cha...
07/04/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€œ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅโ€

At Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, we see it every dayโ€”how early detection can change a life.

A simple screening.
A timely diagnosis.
A second chance.

This World Health Day, we encourage you to take that first step.
Donโ€™t wait for symptoms. Donโ€™t wait for uncertainty.

โœ” Go for your health screening
โœ” Listen to your body
โœ” Take charge of your health

Because when cancer is detected early, treatment can begin sooner and outcomes can be better.

Your health matters.
To you and to those who loves you.

๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ โœจKak Maryam, our amazing ward c...
06/04/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ โœจ

Kak Maryam, our amazing ward clerk, decided to bring the joy of Hari Raya to one of our Hospice patients, En Noordin. She spent hours in the kitchen preparing a special Raya feastโ€”nasi impit, rendang, ketupat and a few other traditional dishes just so he could feel the festive spirit, even while in the hospital.

But Kak Maryamโ€™s care didnโ€™t stop at cooking. She personally fed En Noordin, sitting beside him with a gentle smile, sharing stories, laughter, and moments of connection that go beyond words. Our nurses joined in, turning the ward into a little celebration filled with warmth and love.

Asked what inspired Kak Maryam to do this kind and thoughtful gesture, she shared that she felt deeply for En Noordin, knowing he could not return home to celebrate Hari Raya with his family and loved ones. To her, Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a time of togetherness, a time to return home, seek forgiveness, and embrace renewal while sharing in its blessings. Moved by this, she felt a strong desire to bring that same warmth and meaning to En Noordin.

She had been cooking late into the night until 2am on Monday, yet still arrived at work on time, going the extra mile, quietly and wholeheartedly, to make this moment possible.

She even made extra food for the entire ward staff, so everyone could share in this special Raya moment together. In her thoughtful actions, we see the heart of what makes Mount Miriam a place of care, not just healing, but compassion, kindness, and human connection.

๐™๐’‰๐™–๐’๐™  ๐™ฎ๐’๐™ช ๐™†๐’‚๐™  ๐™ˆ๐’‚๐™ง๐’š๐™–๐’Ž, ๐™›๐’๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐’๐™ช๐’“ ๐’Œ๐™ž๐’๐™™๐’๐™š๐’”๐™จ, ๐’•๐™๐’๐™ช๐’ˆ๐™๐’•๐™›๐’–๐™ก๐’๐™š๐’”๐™จ, ๐’‚๐™ฃ๐’… ๐’‡๐™ค๐’“ ๐’”๐™๐’๐™ฌ๐’Š๐™ฃ๐’ˆ ๐’–๐™จ ๐™–๐’๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐’‰๐™–๐’• ๐’†๐™ซ๐’†๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐’‰๐™š ๐™จ๐’Š๐™ข๐’‘๐™ก๐’†๐™จ๐’• ๐’‚๐™˜๐’•๐™จ ๐™˜๐’‚๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐’“๐™š๐’‚๐™ฉ๐’† ๐’•๐™๐’† ๐’Ž๐™ค๐’”๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐’†๐™–๐’๐™ž๐’๐™œ๐’‡๐™ช๐’ ๐’Ž๐™š๐’Ž๐™ค๐’“๐™ž๐’†๐™จ โค๏ธ

This Good Friday, we reflect with compassion, faith, and hope. At Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, we stand with all those ...
03/04/2026

This Good Friday, we reflect with compassion, faith, and hope.

At Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, we stand with all those touched by cancer, may you find comfort in every moment, strength in every step, and healing in every tomorrow. โœจ


In ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ, healing cancer is never just about the medicines, machines, and treatments.In the waiti...
25/03/2026

In ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ, healing cancer is never just about the medicines, machines, and treatments.

In the waiting areas, radiotherapy rooms, OPD, lobby and wards many sit silently with questions they do not always voice. Treatment plans are explained. Care is given with dedication. Yet behind every patient and every loved one are hearts carrying silent burdens.

Because healing is not only about the body. It is also about the soul.

And that is where our ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ gently walks alongside them.

They do not come with machines or medication, but with their presence. They sit beside hospital beds and in waiting areas with gentle compassion, creating space for meaningful conversations.

They listen not to respond, but to truly understand. They hold trembling hands, pray when invited, and offer words of faith, hope, and love when strength feels fragile.

Cancer affects more than the body. It shakes the heart, tests relationships, and questions the meaning of life. Here at Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, healing embraces not only the physical, but also the emotional and spiritual.

We do not see patients as cases. We see people.

We do not treat cancer alone. We care for the whole person.

At Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, healing is compassion in action, faith whispered in quiet rooms, and hope rekindled in weary hearts.

Eventually, a patient may smile softly not because the journey was easy, but because they never had to walk it alone.

This is more than care.
It is a powerful reminder of ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ.

At Mount Miriam, healing is body, mind, and soul.

๐–๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž.
That is our difference.

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐‘๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐€๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐ข ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!๐ŸŒ™Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital wishes you and your loved ones joy, peace, and abundant ...
21/03/2026

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐‘๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐€๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐ข ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!๐ŸŒ™

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital wishes you and your loved ones joy, peace, and abundant blessings this festive season. May this Hari Raya bring renewed hope, good health, and meaningful moments with family and friends. ๐Œ๐š๐š๐Ÿ ๐™๐š๐ก๐ข๐ซ & ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง โœจ๐Ÿ•Œ


๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ? ๐Ÿค”Many people think that if they donโ€™t have symptoms, they ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .The truth is, colorectal ca...
20/03/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ? ๐Ÿค”

Many people think that if they donโ€™t have symptoms, they ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .
The truth is, colorectal cancer ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ without any warning signs.

Most colorectal cancers start as small growths called polyps, which can take years to turn cancerous. With regular screening, these can be detected and removed early before they become dangerous.

๐‘ฌ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐’…๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’‚๐’—๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’”. ๐Ÿ’™
Donโ€™t wait for symptoms. Take charge of your health today.



Our heartfelt appreciation to Caritas Penang for the Annual Grant ๐Ÿ’™A contribution of RM15,000 was generously presented b...
19/03/2026

Our heartfelt appreciation to Caritas Penang for the Annual Grant ๐Ÿ’™

A contribution of RM15,000 was generously presented by Cardinal Sebastian Francis and received by our Chief Operating Officer, Ms Gemma Ong.

We are truly grateful for the steadfast support from Caritas Penang over the years. May God continue to bless you for your good efforts in uplifting and supporting NGOs across Penang.

18/03/2026

๐‘น๐™–๐’…๐™ž๐’๐™ฉ๐’‰๐™š๐’“๐™–๐’‘๐™ฎ ๐™๐‘จ๐™Œ ๐™Ž๐’†๐™ง๐’Š๐™š๐’” ๐Ÿ’ฌโœจ

Missed your RT session โ€” is it serious? โš ๏ธ
Let our radiotherapy team break it down for you.


๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐‘๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฌ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”In conjunction with Hari Raya Puasa 2026, our ...
17/03/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐‘๐š๐ฒ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฌ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

In conjunction with Hari Raya Puasa 2026, our OPD Clinics, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy services will be closed from 20 March to 23 March 2026 (Fri โ€“ Mon). Clinic services will resume on 24 March 2026 (Tue).

๐ˆ๐ง-๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐: ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ• ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž.

For urgent matters during this period, please contact:
๐Ÿ“ž +๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ— โ€“ ๐ˆ๐ง-๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ

From all of us at Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital, we wish our patients, families, and community a safe, joyous, and blessed Hari Raya Puasa! ๐ŸŒ™โœจ

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital would like to express our deepest gratitude to His Excellency Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datoโ€™ ...
17/03/2026

Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital would like to express our deepest gratitude to His Excellency Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datoโ€™ Seri Utama Haji Ramli bin Ngah Talib, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang, for graciously consenting to be our Honorary Patron.
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Our delegation, led by our Deputy Chairman, Ms Rita Chiam, together with Board Members Ms See Swee See and Ms Sarah Soon, and Chief Operating Officer, Ms Gemma Ong, had the honour of paying a special visit to His Excellency yesterday morning.
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We are truly appreciative of the opportunity to share our current developments and future direction, especially as we approach our 50th anniversary milestone.
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Thank you for His Excellencyโ€™s support in the work we do.

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’‹๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’†, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†, ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†.Ibu ...
16/03/2026

๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’‹๐’๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’’๐’–๐’†, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†, ๐’‰๐’๐’‘๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†.

Ibu Fitri Yanti from Aceh, Indonesia, was diagnosed with ๐‹๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š, with cancer spreading to her stomach. After her diagnosis, she began planning to travel to Malaysia for treatment and chose Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital through her local perwakilan, trusting it to be the right place for her care.

Before arriving, she had many questions and concerns. She had heard that chemotherapy could be frightening and did not know much about what it involved. On top of this, she was worried about the language barrier in Malaysia and whether she would be understood.

When she came for her consultation, Dr Rakesh Raman became her pillar of support. He patiently explained the treatment plan, answered all her questions, and reassured her whenever she felt uncertain or afraid. His guidance and encouragement gave Ibu Fitri the confidence to begin her treatment. She was also reassured knowing that our staff could communicate in Indonesian, which made her feel comfortable, understood, and truly cared for.

Ibu Fitri is now undergoing her third chemotherapy session. She continues to find comfort in the care provided by our nurses, customer service team, and Clinical Pastoral Care (CPC) team, and is especially grateful for the additional international patient care support services, such as free airport pickup and daily transport to her accommodation, which make her stay in Penang smoother and more convenient for both her and her family.

In her own words, the hospital provides โ€œ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐›๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌโ€ โ€” truly good care.

As she continues her treatment, Ibu Fitri leaves a message for other patients facing similar challenges:

โ€œ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง.โ€
โ€œDonโ€™t be afraid. You must have faith.โ€

Her story is a reminder that even in the face of fear, uncertainty, and being far from home, compassionate care, a trusted doctor, and thoughtful support can give courage and hope to anyone battling cancer. ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ?๐Ÿค”Many people believe that Colorectal Cancer cannot be prevented. The truth is, early detection can make a l...
11/03/2026

๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ?๐Ÿค”

Many people believe that Colorectal Cancer cannot be prevented. The truth is, early detection can make a life-saving difference.

Most colorectal cancers begin as small growths called "๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฌ". With regular screening, these can be detected and removed before they develop into cancer.

Awareness and early screening are key steps in protecting your health. ๐Ÿ’™


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