KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Amirudin Shari announced that the site for the long-awaited Petaling Jaya public hospital has been officially confirmed following approval by the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

The new 500-bed hospital will adopt a vertical concept similar to Hospital Ampang to maximise capacity within the urban landscape of Petaling Jaya.

Amirudin said the facility is expected to ease congestion at Hospital Sungai Buloh, Hospital Shah Alam and University Malaya Medical Centre.

Benefiting more than 2.3 million residents in the Petaling district. He added that the Selangor government is prepared to fast-track land administration approvals.

To ensure construction can begin quickly. The project is part of wider efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure across Selangor.