BUTTERWORTH: The Health Ministry has officially received the new multi-storey block of Hospital Seberang Jaya in Penang from the Works Ministry on Friday (May 2).
Completed on April 12, the new building will be operational in phases from Monday (May 5).
The RM486.2mil project was approved in 2012 under the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK10) and has been one of the most eagerly-awaited developments by residents of Seberang Prai and its surrounding areas.
Present during the handover ceremony were Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
They witnessed the handing over at the new hospital block auditorium between the project supervising officer and Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Suriani Ahmad.
The new nine-storey block houses 316 beds, six operating theatres, and seven types of multidisciplinary wards, including an intensive care unit and high dependency unit.
With its completion, Hospital Seberang Jaya's total capacity has increased to 729 beds and 11 operating theatres, strengthening its role as a major referral hospital in the northern region.
