Foreign patients lower costs for locals


Cross-border care: A nurse speaking to patients, some local and some foreigners, as they wait for their appointments at Penang Adventist Hospital in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Foreigners are still flocking to Penang for medical treatment, and local patients are enjoying the benefits.

The foreign patients have led to improved use of facilities and equipment, thus lowering costs and allowing hospitals to offer services at lower rates to local patients.

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