Selgate Rawang Hospital to open in 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Selgate Corporation Sdn Bhd (Selgate), a subsidiary of Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), held a ceremony today to lay the foundation stone for the Selgate Rawang Hospital.

It said in a statement that the multidisciplinary specialist facility in Taman Anggun is being built at a cost of RM130 million over 2.7ha, and will open in two phases with 95 beds in 2020, followed by the full 267 beds in 2023.

It will serve some 800,000 people in Rawang and Gombak, and will have access to a shopping mall, exclusive residential areas and the North-South Highway.

In his speech, Selangor Menteri Besar, Amirudin Shari, said: “The state government encourages these kinds of strategic developments which it views as a maju bersama (success together) effort which will benefit the rakyat, government and private sector.”

Amirudin cited statistics from the Ministry of Health where there was a 29 per cent increase in jobs for doctors and 26.3 per cent increase in positions for nurses and support staff between 2001 and 2012 when many private health facilities were built.

He also said that the Selgate Rawang Hospital will help generate some 1,000 jobs which will stimulate economic growth.

PKNS chief executive officer (CEO) Datin Paduka Dr Noraida Mohd Yusof, said, “After more than 50 years in real estate, now is the best time for PKNS to venture into the healthcare industry. To be successful, we shouldn’t just rely on the real estate and construction sector for recurring income, but also look to the health sector.”  

Selgate CEO, Noor Hisham Mohd Gouth, said: “Selgate Rawang Hospital is the first hospital owned by PKNS. I feel quite excited because it will bring benefit to the people.”

Selgate will lead the charge for PKNS and the state government into the health sector. Come 2020, it will own and manage three hospitals in Rawang, Shah Alam and Bangi.

Selgate Rawang Hospital is aiming to achieve the silver rating in the Green Building Index and have a design that is conducive to good health.

-- BERNAMA