The old Miri General Hospital, which was located on the peninsular at the Miri river mouth had long been operated by oil company Shell, with financial assistant from the government.
In the early days of oil extraction, there are many superstitions and stories supernatural entities. One such story is of Well No.23.
Well No.23 is an oil well that was drilled into, of all places next to the Krokop cemetery. Not surprisingly there there was much uneasiness to be drilling at the site of No.23. So famous were the many stories told of that working at that well, that if an oil worker was infuriated by a colleague, he might well tell him angrily (and euphemistically) "Go to 23!!".
Proposed 5 Storey Private Specialist Hospital at Jalan Cahaya. Now known as Borneo Medical Center.
Miri City Medical Center primary & secondary care private hospital, complete 30-beds wards that is located at the city center at Hokkien Road.
Columbia Asia Hospital-Miri was acquired in 1998. Located 4km from downtown Miri, it is a fully licensed community hospital in Sarawak.
Having started operation in May 1995, the current General Hospital is located at Cahaya road near Lopeng area, behind Canada Hill.
The old Miri General Hospital, which was located on the peninsular at the Miri river mouth had long been operated by oil company Shell, with financial assistant from the government.
