The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital building is situated in Macalister Road, George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

[1] The nearest maternity hospital was in Singapore, and the region suffered from high rates of infant mortality due to most women not having the help of trained nurses.

The largest donor was leading businessman and member of the Legislative Council, August Huttenbach who, together with his brother, were credited with the success of the fundraising efforts.

[2][5][6][4] When the hospital opened, it had around 50 beds, no resident doctors or midwives, but medical practitioners agreed to work free of charge attending to the poorer patients.

[8][4] Beginning in 2017, the building was used by the Penang State Museum as temporary exhibition space pending the completion of the refurbishment of its site in Farquhar Street.