Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the proposed site accepted by MOH was considered highly suitable due to its accessibility, proximity to population centres, cost efficiency in land acquisition and overall capacity planning.
PETALING JAYA: The Selangor state government has welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad regarding the proposed site agreed upon for the construction of the Petaling Jaya General Hospital.
Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the decision followed a recent coordination meeting held on May 14 involving federal and state agencies, as well as local authorities.
He said the agreement reflected strong cooperation between both levels of government in addressing public healthcare needs, particularly in hospital planning, construction and operations under the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution.
“Efforts to secure a suitable site for the hospital have been ongoing since 2018, driven by increasing population pressure in the Petaling district, which now has around 2.3 million residents. Petaling Jaya alone is home to more than 800,000 people,” he said.
“Residents in the area currently rely on several major public healthcare facilities, including Hospital Sungai Buloh with 1,037 beds, Hospital Shah Alam with 490 beds, and the University Malaya Medical Centre with 946 beds, which is managed by the Higher Education Ministry.”
The state government has also been working closely with the Health Ministry (MOH) to improve access to healthcare services and reduce congestion at general hospitals across Selangor.
“This includes the completion of Hospital Cyberjaya and Hospital Tanjong Karang in 2022, as well as the upcoming Hospital Kapar, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year with a capacity of 312 beds,” he said.
“The Kapar facility is expected to help ease patient loads at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang and Hospital Shah Alam.”
On the Petaling Jaya project, Amirudin said the proposed site accepted by MOH was considered highly suitable due to its accessibility, proximity to population centres, cost efficiency in land acquisition and overall capacity planning.
He added that the hospital is expected to adopt a vertical development model similar to Hospital Ampang, enabling a 500-bed facility to be built without requiring extensive land while optimising construction costs.
During a site visit scheduled for this week, MOH officials will be joined by state agencies including the Selangor Economic Planning Unit, the Petaling Jaya City Council and the Petaling District Office.
The Selangor government said it remains committed to facilitating and expediting all land-related processes to ensure the project benefits residents across the Petaling district, particularly those in Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya and Puchong.
In a separate report, MOH is reportedly considering a six-hectare site in Taman Medan, currently occupied by the X Park PJ South sports complex, as a potential location for the new hospital.
The site was identified through recent technical discussions between federal and state authorities as a possible solution to meet rising demand along the densely populated Petaling Jaya–Subang Jaya–Puchong corridor.