MELAKA, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Putra Specialist Hospital 2 and Brain and Spine Hospital, with a combined construction cost of RM678 million, are scheduled to be built on a 9.99-hectare site in Ayer Keroh.
Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the two hospitals to be built in the area known as Kota Kesihatan (Health City) are expected to be ready by 2029, thereby driving the state’s health tourism.
“The growth of Melaka’s health tourism is remarkable, with more than 10,000 visitors coming to the state, including from neighbouring countries across the Straits of Melaka, for medical treatment.
“The two new private hospitals will bring Melaka’s total private hospitals to six, reflecting strong economic growth in the healthcare sector that the state can build on to extend specialised medical services to those who need them,” he told reporters after the groundbreaking ceremony for the two projects, here today.
At the event, he witnessed the exchange of two Memoranda of Understanding between Melaka Corporation (MCorp), the project owner, and the appointed hospital operators, as well as the presentation of a Letter of Intent to MRCB Builders Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), outlining the project’s proposed design-and-build scope.
Ab Rauf added that Kota Kesihatan will include residences, hotels, and a business centre alongside the two private hospitals to support the project’s development.
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