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Annual Report 2013
KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD
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Business
Review
EduKATE - KPJ Healthcare University College
Expansion of KPJUC University College,
Nilai Campus
In anticipation of the expected increase in
student numbers, expansion works began at
the Nilai campus in 2011 and were completed
by end of 2013. The second phase of the
expansion programme for the Nilai campus
involved construction of an eight-storey
academic block to accommodate over 2,000
staffandstudents,alongsidenursing,pharmacy
and medical imaging skill laboratories. An
11-storey hostel with the capacity for 1,200
students was also completed in December
2013. The second phase expansion involved an
investment of some RM50 million. Under Phase
3 of the expansion programme (2014 onwards),
an additional RM150 million will be invested in
hostel and academic blocks, a multi-purpose
hall and a sports complex.
To support its vision of being a leading
healthcare education provider, KPJUC aims to
build a private teaching hospital at its campus
in Nilai which will make this the rst private
hospital in the country built for academic
purposes. This teaching hospital will be
equipped with state of the art facilities to cater
for private patients as well as for teaching and
research. This integrated academic facility will
enable KPJUC students from various medical
and healthcare programmes to collaborate
closely with each other and thus producing
medical and healthcare experts who are adept
in working as a team.
The development plan for the hospital is
currently being nalised with development
costs expected to be in the region of
approximately RM70 million. The groundwork
should start in the fourth quarter of 2014 once
the hospital plan is approved by the Ministry
of Health.
KPJ International College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Johor Bahru Campus
KPJ College, Johor Bahru which began
operations in July 2008, occupies six oors of
the Metropolis Tower. Currently, the college
is offering the Diploma in Nursing programme
and Post Basic Programme in Paediatric
Nursing. The college is actively developing
new post basic programmes to be offered in
2014 which include post basic programmes
in nursing such as Neonatology, Orthopaedic
and Renal Nursing.
KPJ International College of Nursing and
Health Sciences, Penang Campus
KPJ College, Penang is located in the rapidly
growing city of Bukit Mertajam and is only a
ve-minute drive from KPJ Penang Specialist
Hospital. It started operations in January 2013
with new premises that can accommodate
up to 600 students. The sprawling campus is
equipped with nursing and pharmacy labs,
spacious tutorial and classrooms, wireless
internet and recreational facilities.
The rst academic session at KPJ College,
Penang commenced in May 2013 with
the offering of the Diploma in Operating
Department Practice (in collaboration
with Liverpool John Moores University)
and the Diploma in Pharmacy. The new
academic programmes that will be offered
in 2014 include post basic programmes in
nursing including the Certi cate in Teaching
Methodology, Certi cate in Renal Technician
and Certi cate in Obstetric Care.
Given the holistic hands-on approach that
KPJUC accords its students, the graduates
of KPJUC and the various colleges are well
prepared to face the requirements and
challenges of the fast expanding healthcare
sector both locally and abroad and make their
mark as valuable assets to any employer.
KPJ Healthcare
University College has
produced almost
5,000
nurses and healthcare
professionals
with
degree, diploma
and post-diploma
quali cations.