24 August 2026
A system in which nobody will pay until a technology is already cheap, familiar, and universally accepted will have no mechanism for developing new capabilities of its own.
Tag: private hospitals
14 August 2026
Admissions to private hospitals for dengue fever have jumped this year, similar to public hospitals. APHM advises the public to seek early consultation for high fever, severe headache, joint/muscle pain, or rash, to prevent serious dengue complications.
10 August 2026
PCMC CEO Tan Sok Kheng, Columbia Asia regional CEO Engku Marina and Asia OneHealthcare regional CEO/SJMC CEO Bryan Lin reveal how they run hospitals as non-doctors. Tan is a pharmacist by training; the others have qualifications in health admin/management.
31 July 2026
An insurer is clawing back payments from private specialists over admissions that occurred over two years ago, supposedly because the wrong procedure codes were used. Why weren't queries raised at the time hospital bills were issued? Are clawbacks legal?
20 July 2026
Besides doctors, MOH's nursing workforce has also declined, losing 1,200 nurses across 2023 and 2024. The private sector gained 5,658 nurses in that two-year period. The 2023 contraction of MOH's nursing workforce was the first in five years since 2018.
14 July 2026
Malaysia is among Asean’s strongest private health care markets, says Frost & Sullivan, citing hospital expansion and medical tourism. Malaysia has ~290 private hospitals and ~19,000 private beds. MHIT claims funded grew 6x in 20 years to RM6.75b in 2023.
9 July 2026
Letter
The Great Medical Inflation Puzzle: Who Is Really Responsible? — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam
Every time we choose a hospital because of its marble lobby rather than its clinical outcomes, we are voting with our feet and our wallets for a system that prioritises hospitality over health care.
6 July 2026
Private hospitals say they're at the mercy of big insurance companies, with delisting threats if they don't give discounts at 20% to even 40%. APHM says medical equipment and nursing are actually undercharged to patients; running a hospital is very costly.
3 July 2026
PH's Johor election manifesto touts a free health insurance scheme with RM100,000 annual limit for 500,000 recipients among B40, M40, and select OKU to access private hospitals. Putrajaya's Base MHIT also has RM100,000 cover, but people must pay premiums.
2 July 2026
Malaysia
Sunway Medical Centre Velocity’s A&E Department Provides Timely Care For Heart Attacks, Stroke, And Trauma Cases
With emergency physicians and comprehensive in-house facilities such as point-of-care testing, MRI, X-ray, and a procedure room, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity’s A&E department enables prompt and effective emergency care.