DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE
It goes without saying that KPJ’s greatest strength is
our people. As the Group has grown so has our highly
valued workforce, which now stands at about 1,000
employees. Recognising that we are only as good as
our people, we are committed to their continuous
professional development and spent almost RM6.72
million on training to further enhance their knowledge
and soft skills in 2014. Each year, we also sponsor
employees to further their education via programmes
such as MBAs for our management and further nursing
degrees for our nurses. KPJ also provides global
learning experience for our employees, through
collaborations with renowned educational institutes and
international professional training providers.
PROSPECTS
Although the Malaysian economy is expected to slow
down in 2015 along with continued depression in oil
prices and a devalued Ringgit, we expect the
pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors to continue to
be robust given Government support as well as the
fundamentals that drive demand. These include a
growing middle income group, awareness of treatments
available, increasing prevalence of non-communicable
diseases and an ageing population.
While these will bolster demand generally, concerted
efforts to strengthen our patient-centric culture and to
reinforce our reputation as a caring, responsible and
professional healthcare provider will ensure a steady
flow of patients to the KPJ Group in the face of
increasing competition. At the same time, we will
continue to market our services within the region and
further to grow our revenue via health tourism. Having
established our new KPJ Senior Living Care, we aim to
promote our aged care services more aggressively in
targeted markets abroad as well as within Malaysia.
In line with an anticipated increase in healthcare
demand, we are committed to forging ahead with our
expansion programme. We expect to open two new
hospitals in 2015, namely KPJ Pahang and KPJ Perlis,
while working on our joint collaborations on KPJ UTM
Specialist Hospital and Damansara Specialist Hospital II.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KPJ has grown from strength to strength over the
years due to the support of various key parties. I would
like to take this opportunity to acknowledge each and
every stakeholder group that has contributed to our
ongoing success. This includes the Government and its
agencies, our business partners and financiers, our
shareholders and our patients. To our shareholders, let
me assure you that your interests are always top of our
minds; and as to our patients, you have and always will
be at the heart of our actions and decisions.
I would also like to thank our Board of Directors for
their wise counsel that has guided KPJ in our long and
exciting journey. But most of all, I would like to thank
our medical consultants, our nursing staff and all other
employees for your hard work and dedication that has
made KPJ what we are today – the leading private
healthcare group in Malaysia with a sure and growing
presence within the region. What inspires me the most
is that we lead not only in terms of hard numbers but
also in the softer and more meaningful aspects of
healthcare – by caring for life and for the well-being of
our patients.
Thank you.
Dato’ Amiruddin Abdul Satar
President/Managing Director
KPJ Healthcare Berhad
We expect to
open
two new
hospitals
in 2015,
namely KPJ
Pahang and KPJ
Perlis
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad annual report
2014
