Established on 8 December 1979, Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Orchard Road is the flagship of the IHH Healthcare / Parkway Pantai network — one of the oldest and most prestigious private hospitals in Singapore. The 345-bed tertiary facility was the first private hospital in Singapore to perform open-heart surgery and to establish a nuclear medicine centre, cementing its global reputation in cardiology and complex care. The hospital is integrated with the adjoining Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, which houses over 450 private specialists across more than 30 medical disciplines. Located minutes from Orchard MRT and the heart of Singapore's shopping belt, it attracts a substantial volume of international patients and royal/VIP clientele every year.