Ling (centre, in blue shirt) says some services at Sultan Ismail Health Clinic in Johor Baru will be relocated to a new site next month. — Courtesy photo
PARTS of Sultan Ismail Health Clinic (KKSI) located at Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) will move to a new site to ease congestion.
Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said work was ongoing to turn a long-abandoned market in Taman Mount Austin, Johor Baru, into a health clinic.
He said with no federal allocation, the state government was fully funding the RM4mil project, which included site selection, equipment purchase and renovation works.
“KKSI has seen its patient load double from 700 to 800 a day to nearly 1,500 daily, overwhelming both space and staff.
“After several rounds of discussions with Johor Health Department, we agreed that the best solution was to move part of the services to reduce the burden on the staff and disperse traffic,” he said in response to a question from Azizul Bachok regarding congestion issues at Hospital Sultan Ismail during the state assembly sitting at Bangunan Sultan Ismail in Kota Iskandar.
The new clinic was sited in a spacious commercial area near HSI, offering ample parking and easier access, Ling said, adding that the Women and Children unit was slated to move into the new repurposed building starting Dec 15.
“The unit receives about 300 to 400 patients daily, including expectant mothers and infants coming for check-ups and follow-up care.
“The health clinic’s drive-through pharmacy service will also be shifted to the new site soon,” he said.
