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Sustainability towards a Better Tomorrow

KPJ Healthcare Bhd is the healthcare division of state-owned Johor Corporation (JCorp) and the largest listed healthcare group on Bursa Malaysia, operating at more than 20 sites throughout Malaysia and two in Indonesia.

Having been in the healthcare industry for 30 years, KPJ has seen the transformation of the sector in the wake of medical technological advancements and discoveries but yet maintained its unwavering commitment to serve its patients with compassionate care, epitomising its central tenet to Care for Life.

The Group established its frst hospital in Johor Bahru in 1981 but has since grown to provide a complete continuum of care to more than two million patients through tertiary care hospitals throughout Malaysia, constantly guided by its fve core values of Safety, Courtesy, Integrity, Professionalism and Continuous Improvement.

Today, its team consists of more than 760 Medical Consultants and has in excess of 8,000 nursing, allied health and administration staff, serving more than two million patients annually.

Since its listing on Bursa Malaysia (then known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) in 1994, KPJ has consolidated its fnancial strength to transform into one of Malaysia’s Top 100 Companies with a market capitalisation of more than RM2 billion at end-2010, with Group revenue standing at RM1.65 billion and pretax proft at RM166.69 million as at 31 December 2010.

To achieve a better tomorrow, KPJ integrates values of sustainability to the organisation, the society and the environment.

It instills good ethics and empowers staff members to enhance their knowledge through various learning opportunities, thus supporting the Group’s further expansion and organic growth.

The Group reaches out to the society through the Waqaf An-Nur initiative, serving more than 660,000 patients since its inception, at its 15 charity Klinik Waqaf An-Nur (KWAN) throughout Malaysia and Hospital Waqaf Pasir Gudang.

KPJ also touched the lives of many through public health screening, health talks and charity events that are held throughout the year. The Group has also advocated environment preservation initiatives for the beneft of future generations.