THE opening of two new Selgate specialist hospitals will expand private healthcare access in Selangor.
State public health and environment committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the opening of Selgate Hospital Sepang (fourth quarter of this year) and Selgate Hospital Setia Alam (first quarter of 2027), are in line with Selangor government’s efforts, through Selgate Healthcare, to strengthen the state’s network of specialist hospitals.
“The issuance of the hospital licence depends on inspection by the Health Ministry’s Private Medical Practice Control Branch.
“Based on the development and operational experience of Selgate Specialist Hospital Rawang (SSHR), the two new hospitals will open in phases to ensure key services are started early before being expanded according to local needs,” said Jamaliah.
Initial facilities and services include emergency care, specialist clinics, surgery, diagnostics, allied therapy, health screening and in-patient wards, she said.
“The development of the Selgate Hospital network is to ensure access to more comprehensive health services.”
Having these hospitals in rapidly developing areas, she said, reduced the local community’s dependence on those in city centres.
“It also uses a community-based healthcare approach, which is the development of services based on the demographics and health needs of the local population.
“The hospital network’s approach is also to establish strategic partnerships with university hospitals and university teaching hospitals, to expand access to sub-speciality services without patients having to seek treatment outside Selangor.
“It also strengthens referral links with health clinics, private clinics, general practitioners and related agencies to accelerate patient access to specialist treatment.”
Jamaliah said this in reply to Pua Pei Ling (PH-Bukit Lanjan) who asked about the progress of the Selgate hospitals plan during the Selangor State Assembly at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor in Shah Alam.
In a supplementary question, Pua asked if Selgate hospitals offered affordable rates, citing SSHR’s high fees.
Jamaliah clarified that Selgate hospitals operated as private healthcare facilities (managed by Selgate Healthcare), even though they are a state-linked company.
“We discussed with the operator for more initiatives to benefit the people, such as programmes with the state government.
“One example is the ‘Selangor Saring’ free health screening programme at SSHR as it has the necessary facilities,” she said.
Jamaliah encouraged assemblymen to organise community health screenings at the nearest Selgate Hospital, as it was more likely to offer reasonable rates for Selangor residents.
