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It is equipped with the latest Siemens radiotherapy equipment, which comprises the latest Linac Artiste, a bigbore-and-multislice Computer Tomography (CT) Scan Simulator and Treatment Planning System to enable patients to undergo radiotherapy treatment entirely within the premise of the new suite.

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital unveiled its new Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit during a soft opening on 16 August 2010. The occasion was graced by Datin Paduka Siti Sa’diah Sheikh Bakir, Managing Director of KPJ, who signed a plaque to commemorate the event in the company of Medical Consultants, hospital management and staff.

In Perak, KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital was honoured with the presence of D.Y.T.M. Raja Puan Besar Perak Darul Ridzuan Tuanku Zara Salim at the grand opening of its Paediatric Ward on 6 October 2010. Among others, the new ward offers patients greater privacy as well as state-of-the-art facilities and a warm, friendly ambience to ease the worries of children and their families.

Other new services at KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospi tal include Bone Dens i tomet r y Services at its newly-renovated Diagnostic

Imaging Service and Lasik Surgery, which is a refractive surgery using laser technology to reshape the cornea to correct nearsightedness and farsightedness as well as astigmatism. The state-of-the-art technology advanced by the Excimer Laser, MEL 80, and the Femtoseconds Laser System, VisuMax 500Khz, helps patients achieve clear vision without having to rely on glasses.

Further north, Kedah Medical Centre (KMC) opened its new 31-bedded Premier Ward on 7 October 2010, bringing KMC’s total bed count to 137, and it also refurbished the A&E unit to cater to increasing patient volume and provide greater convenience to patients.

KPJ’s upgrading of diagnostic imaging facilities continued with the installation of 1.5-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners at several hospitals including KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, which has the latest 1.5 Tesla MRI with 48 channels, Puteri Specialist Hospital and KMC, as well as 64-slice CT Scanner at KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital and Damai Specialist Hospital. The Group also invested in the latest generation of lithotripter for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) services at KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital.

To sustain this pace of growth, KPJ made further inroads in market expansion through acquisitions.

In fiscal 2010, East Malaysia stole the limelight with KPJ’s acquisition of a 51% stake in Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), the largest private healthcare operator in Kota Kinabalu, for RM51 million.

This acquisition, which was completed on 25 June 2010, is followed by the construction of a new hospital building adjacent to the existing facility, with a symbolic launch held at Sutera Harbour Resort on 13 December 2010.

The launch of the new SMC building was offciated by Yang Berhormat Datuk Peter Pang En Yin, Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, who represented Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman, Chief Minister of Sabah, at the event.

The new 250-bedded hospital, which will be constructed at a cost of RM200 million, is slated for completion in 2012 and is designed to provide more services and

1. During the year, KPJ installed CT and MRI scanners at several hospitals, including KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, which has the latest 1.5-Tesla MRI with 48 channels

3. The new digital operating theatre with a dedicated navigation system for knee and joint replacement surgery at KPJ Tawakkal Specialist Hospital