GEORGETOWN, Jun 30 – The Official Opening of Adventist Oncology Centre by YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng today at Penang Adventist Hospital. There were also present by Penang State Executive Councillor for Agriculture and Agro-based Industries, Rural Development and Health, YB Dr Afif Bahardin.
Penang Adventist Hospital has been taken the steps to expand its existing cancer services on the building. The Hospital was collaboration with the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) to put Penang at the forefront by being the first private hospital in Northern Malaysia which is to set aside the building that was totally dedicated to the cancer services.
The statistic from the Ministry of Health Malaysia reveal that the country to generated about RM730 million last year from medical tourism. On each of the day , an average of 1,000 foreign patients came to Penang for a medical treatment. Therefore, Penang alone have already contributed about 60% of the total medical tourist arrivals for Malaysia.
Many medical tourists are been attracted to seek the healthcare treatment in Penang dude to the high quality medical care offered by our healthcare professionals, the relatively affordable prices, ease of communication, as well as the “rest, relax and recuperate” opportunities available in Penang’s resort. In the same time, the State Government also been constantly called on healthcare providers to expand their capacity to enhance their patient care quality and upgrade their facilities.
Besides that, the Adventist Oncology Centre (AOC) which occupies the new three-storey building will be offered the services such as out-patient assessment and diagnostics, surgical oncology, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and in-patient hospitalisations. Cancer prevention education and counselling will also be provided at the Centre which adopts a multidisciplinary team approach in caring for its patients.
With the setting up of the Adventist Oncology Centre, more cancer patients can now be reached. Cancer patients from within ASEAN and also beyond will now have better access to care. The Penang Adventist Hospital hopes that in the very near future the Adventist Oncology Centre will be “the preferred centre for the region”.
