Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre Explained

Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre
(BTMC)
Location:Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Healthcare:Private
Funding:Private
Type:Specialist
Emergency:Yes
Helipad:No
Beds:171
Founded:18 July 2016

Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre (formerly known as Manipal Hospitals Klang) is a modern private medical facility located in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre (BTMC) is a part of CAH Medical Centres, formerly a part of the Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare Group (RSDH). RSDH Group has been acquired by Columbia Asia Hospitals, and all RSDH companies are now under CAH Medical Centres. As part of this transition, Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre is included as well. An early association with BTMC was with that of Manipal Hospitals, India.

History

In August 2013, Manipal Hospitals acquired the former 72-bed Arunamari Specialist Medical Centre in Klang, Selangor. The US$100 million acquisition by Manipal Hospitals also included a new 220-bed tertiary care hospital project in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

A modern medical facility built on a 0.85-hectare site, the Manipal Hospitals Klang (MHK) project was implemented in accordance with the Malaysian health care guidelines, MSQHA and also Joint Commission International (JCI).[6] [7]

In November 2021, RSDH acquired MHK and rebranded it as BTMC.[8]

In December 2023, RSDH Group was acquired by Columbia Asia.[9]

Hospital facilities

Fully operational since 18 July 2016, Manipal Hospitals Klang (MHK) has a twin 5-storey medical towers with a built-up area of 362,000 sq ft and over 300 car park bays.[10] The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services, diagnostic, surgical, interventional and rehabilitative services including super specialities such as cardiothoracic, neurology and paediatric surgeries, nephrology, vascular and plastic surgeries, cardiology, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, dental, trauma and critical care, orthopaedics, nose and throat surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, dermatology and ophthalmology. Each of these departments will be a centre of excellence.[11] [12]

As of July 2016, Manipal Hospitals Klang (MHK) has a team of over 300 nursing staff and 60 resident and visiting specialists, and it has a state-of-the-art trauma centre and emergency medicine services led by trauma specialist.[13] The hospital also has a full-fledged catheterisation laboratory (cath lab), computerised tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, bone dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, fluoroscopy and a one-stop health screening, occupational medicine and wellness centre.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manipal to build RM140 mil hospital in Klang. 10 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Manipal unit to invest US$100 mln for expansion in M'sia. 16 August 2013. BorneoPost Online - Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. 10 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Manipal group acquires hospital in Malaysia. 8 August 2013. 10 August 2017.
  4. News: Manipal unit to invest US$100mil for expansion . 17 August 2013 . The Star . Malaysia . 12 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Manipal group acquires hospital in Malaysia. 14 August 2013. 10 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Manipal Health Enterprises acquires 70-bed hospital in Malaysia. www.pharmabiz.com. 10 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Manipal unit to invest US$100 MLN for expansion in M'sia . 2013-12-21 . dead . https://archive.today/20131221070720/http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-news/250228-manipal-unit-to-invest-us100-mln-for-expansion-in-msia.html . 2013-12-21 .
  8. Web site: 2021-11-27 . Manipal Hospitals Klang renamed Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre . 2021-12-02 . The Edge Markets.
  9. Web site: Elfie Chew . November 10, 2023 . columbia asia ropes in adia epf for 1.4 billion hospital deal . 12 March 2024 . Bloomberg.
  10. Web site: New Manipal Hospitals Klang opens door next Monday. 10 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Manipal to build RM140m hospital in Klang. www.thesundaily.my. 10 August 2017.
  12. Web site: Manipal Hospitals to open new hospital in Klang ⋆ The Malaysian Times. 13 July 2016. 10 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 11 January 2015 . 21 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721094220/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=1098557 . dead .