Tag: hospital

KPJ Kluang first hospital in Southern Region to perform Farapulse heart procedure

May 29, 2026
Procedure

The KPJ Kluang Specialist Hospital (KPJ Kluang) made history when it became the first hospital in the southern region to successfully perform a FARAPULSE pulsed field ablation (PFA) procedure for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders. KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ Healthcare) […]

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Health ministry agrees on site for 500-bed PJ Hospital

May 27, 2026
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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 […]

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Johor govt aims to fill 1,342 vacant positions at Pasir Gudang Hospital by September

May 6, 2026
Johor govt aims to fill 1,342 vacant positions at Pasir Gudang Hospital by September

The Johor State Government is targeting to fully fill the remaining 59 per cent, or 1,342 vacant posts, at Pasir Gudang Hospital (HPG) by September this year in stages, to ensure the hospital’s operations can be optimised. State Health and […]

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Melaka needs new hospital urgently – Rauf

April 29, 2026

The Melaka government will ask Putrajaya to build a new hospital in the state, chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh said today. Rauf said an additional health facility was urgently needed to serve Melaka’s growing population and rising number of emergency […]

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MIT’s single-pull structures enable rapid field hospital deployment

January 6, 2026
MIT's single-pull structures enable rapid field hospital deployment

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (MIT) have developed a method for designing three-dimensional (3D) structures that transform from a flat layout into a curved, fully formed shape with a single pull of a string. The model is suitable […]

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Singapore’s HMI Medical to build a new 300-bed hospital in Sarawak

October 22, 2025
Singapore's HMI Medical to build a new 300-bed hospital in Sarawak

HMI Medical has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Ibraco Berhad, a Sarawak-based property developer listed on Bursa Malaysia, for the acquisition of land to build its third hospital in Malaysia. The new facility, to be named Regency Hospital Kuching, […]

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Malaysia to open first hospital-linked paediatric palliative care centre

August 22, 2025
PPCC image rendition from MyStarFish website

Malaysia is opening its first hospital-linked Paediatric Palliative Care Centre (PPCC), a dedicated sanctuary for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses. The centre, founded by paediatricians Dr. Lee Ai and Dr. Farah Khalid with support from the non-profit My Starfish […]

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PH Health Department offers free mental health meds; monitors HIV cases in Caraga

June 13, 2025
PH Health Department offers free mental health meds; monitors HIV cases in Caraga

The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) announced on June 12 that patients in Metro Manila can now access free medications for mental health conditions at select hospitals and health centers. The initiative, unveiled during the country’s 127th Independence Day, allows […]

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Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur pioneers new heart procedure in Malaysia

June 10, 2025
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur pioneers new heart procedure in Malaysia

Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) marked a significant milestone in cardiovascular care with the successful transcatheter device occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in an adult patient with congenital heart disease — a first for the hospital’s Interventional Cardiology […]

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Keep 42-hour work week for nurses, govt urged

May 9, 2025
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Four unions, including three medical groups, have urged the government to maintain the current 42-hour work week for nurses and abandon plans to increase it to 45 hours. In a statement, the Malayan Nurses Union, Sabah Medical Services Union, Sarawak […]

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