00:00The Health Ministry has officially received the new multi-story block of Hospital Seberang Jaya in Penang from the Works Ministry.
00:08Completed on April 12, the 486.2 million ringgit facility will begin operations in phases starting Monday.
00:16The project was approved in 2012 under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
00:21Health Minister Datuk Sri Dr. Zulkifli Ahmad and Works, Minister Datuk Sri Alexander Nantalingi witnessed the handover of the project on Friday.
00:30The new nine-story block features 316 beds, six operating theatres and seven multidisciplinary wards, including an intensive care unit and high-dependency unit .
00:44With the addition, the hospital's total capacity rises to 729 beds and 11 operating theatres, further strengthening its role as a key referral centre in northern Malaysia.
