Health ministry agrees on site for 500-bed Petaling Jaya Hospital

 Selangor MB says the hospital will adopt a vertical design concept so it can be built on a smaller plot of land while optimising costs for the health ministry.

Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari said the health ministry will conduct a site visit this week, joined by relevant state and district officers.

PETALING JAYA:

The health ministry has agreed on a site for the construction of a 500-bed public hospital in Petaling Jaya, says Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari.

Amirudin said health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad gave the green light for the site after it was proposed at a May 14 meeting involving federal and state agencies as well as the relevant local authority.

“The site accepted by the health ministry will meet the needs of Petaling Jaya residents, especially in terms of access, capacity, land costs and distance from local residents.

“The Petaling Jaya Hospital will adopt a vertical design concept, similar to Ampang Hospital, allowing it to be built on a smaller plot of land while optimising costs for the health ministry,” he said in a statement.

Amirudin said the ministry would conduct a site visit this week, joined by the relevant state and district officers.

“The Selangor government will facilitate and expedite the arrangements for the land,” he said, adding that the new hospital would benefit residents in Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya and Puchong.

The Petaling Jaya parliamentary constituency is one of the densest urban areas in the country, with a population of 362,290 according to the 2020 census.

Currently, residents in Petaling Jaya rely on nearby government hospitals, including Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Shah Alam Hospital, Sungai Buloh Hospital and the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang, all located outside the city’s administrative area.

Amirudin said the state government had been actively looking for a suitable site for a Petaling Jaya public hospital since 2018.

He also said the state government had been working closely with the health ministry to address issues of access and congestion at government hospitals throughout Selangor.

He said the Cyberjaya Hospital and Tanjong Karang Hospital were built in 2022 with a bed capacity of 288 and 150, respectively.

Meanwhile, the 312-bed Kapar Hospital will be completed at the end of this year and will alleviate congestion at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang and Shah Alam Hospital, Amirudin added. - FMT