Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre
About
LohGuanLye Specialists Centre (LSC) is a long-established private specialist hospital located in the heart of George Town, Penang, Malaysia, operated by Loh Guan Lye & Sons Sdn. Bhd. (Company No: 197301002269 / 15761-M). Founded in 1975, LSC celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025 and is registered under KKLIU 3142/EXP 31.12.2026. The hospital is approximately 30 minutes from Penang International Airport and 20 minutes from the beaches at Batu Ferringhi.
LSC operates across two sites: the main facility at 238 Jalan Macalister and the Accident & Emergency building at 19 & 21 Jalan Logan, where the 24-hour emergency department handles cardiology emergencies and thrombolytic therapy for stroke. The hospital has 276 beds across three wings — the Main Wing, Diagnostic Wing, and Women & Children Wing with Fertility Centre — and has implemented an Electronic Medical Record System for efficient patient management.
LSC holds full 4-year accreditation from the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH) and is particularly well-regarded for its oncology services, which include a one-stop cancer centre offering radiotherapy, chemotherapy, PET-CT scanning, intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT via Zeiss Intrabeam system), and cancer wellness support. The Breast Cancer Centre provides comprehensive care for benign and malignant breast diseases, including the ABUS 3D Automated Breast Ultrasound System. The Women & Children Wing houses an IVF fertility centre offering Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT). The cardiology department handles arrhythmias and acquired heart disease with a Philips AlluraClarity FD10/10 biplane angiography system.
LSC also operates a Cochlear Implant Programme, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation service, EEG and neurophysiology laboratory, 3T MRI, 3D mammography, PET-CT, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), DEXA scan, and a dedicated International Patient Care Service with multilingual support in English, Mandarin, Indonesian, and Japanese.
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Frequently asked questions
Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre is in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Tell us where you're travelling from and we'll help you plan the trip, from the nearest airport to getting to the hospital.
Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre covers Plastic Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Allergology, Pediatrics, Pain Management, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Electrophysiology, Gastroenterology, among other fields. Tell us your condition and we'll point you to the right department and specialist.
Around 98 specialists practise at Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre. We'll match you with the right one for your case, at no cost to you.
Yes. Like most Malaysian private hospitals, Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre regularly treats international patients and usually runs a dedicated international patient service for appointments, interpreters and billing. We coordinate all of it for you.
Consultations are normally in English, which is widely spoken by Malaysian specialists. Interpreters for Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Arabic can usually be arranged on request, and we confirm language support before you travel.
Yes. Many patients come to Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre for a second opinion before deciding on treatment. Send us your existing reports and scans and we'll arrange a specialist review.
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