| Hospital seeks RM20m lifeline
SEREMBAN: One of the countrys oldest and most reputable medical institutions, the N.S. Chinese Maternity Hospital & Medical Centre, is fighting for survival following huge financial losses over the years.
Set up in 1932, the non-profit hospital was a well-known private hospital in the state in its heyday and offered various charitable services.
However, the tax-exempted hospital is now saddled with an estimated RM6 million in accumulated deficit.
The management, though, is not throwing in the towel without a fight.
It has embarked on an ambitious plan to raise RM20 million through public donations to renovate the existing building and acquire new equipment to boost its services.
The hospitals new management, headed by Datuk Dr Nellie S.L.
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