Square Hospital

Square Hospital is a private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is one of three high-end private hospitals in Bangladesh, the other being Evercare Hospital Dhaka and Continental Hospital.[2] Tapan Chowdhury is the managing director of the hospital.[3]

History

Square Hospital was founded on 16 December 2006 by Samson H. Chowdhury of Square Group. It was a 300- (now 500) bed hospital. It was founded in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Care IVF Centre of Singapore, and Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.[4][5][6] It is also partnered with Raffles Hospital.[7]

In 2008, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received medical treatment at Square Hospital while she was detained by the caretaker government.[8][9] On 11 January 2012, the hospital was fined by the Department of Environment over noise pollution from its generators.[10]

References

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  2. Apollo Hospital running at 50pc of capacity The Daily Star, 13 March 2008, retrieved 11 April 2019^
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  4. SQUARE Hospital starts journey The Daily Star, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  5. Square Hospital Comes into being early next year archive.thedailystar.net, The Daily Star, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  6. Square: the rise of a giant The Daily Star, 6 January 2012, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  7. Square Hospitals Ltd squarehospital.com, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  8. Hasina should be treated abroad The Daily Star, 12 March 2008, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  9. Five replace earlier panel of doctors The Daily Star, 15 March 2008, retrieved 11 April 2019^
  10. City hospital fined The Daily Star, 11 January 2012, retrieved 11 April 2019^