Taiping Hospital or formerly known as Yong Wah Hospital was the first hospital established in Malaysia. Located at Jalan Taming Sari (Main Road) near the commercial town centre, it is one of the biggest hospitals in Malaysia and is the biggest in the State of Perak. The hospital is strategically situated in 80 km from Ipoh and 85 km from Penang which able to serve the northern states of Malaysia.