Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Hospital Kuala Lumpur set up for help an individual achieve and maintain a health standard to enable him to carry out productive economic and social life

This can be achieved by providing efficient, effective and effective treatment, rehabilitation, treatment and rehabilitation services with emphasis on underprivileged groups.

BACKGROUND

The Kuala Lumpur Hospital or commonly known as HKL (Hospital Kuala Lumpur) has 53 different departments and units. These include the administration & finance department, the pharmaceutical department, training and research, 28 clinical departments and 12 clinical support services.

Hospital Kuala Lumpur is now the largest hospital under the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and is considered to be one of the biggest in Asia. It is a government tertiary referral hospital, located on 150 acres of prime land with 83 wards and 2300 beds.

View of the 5-storey hospital’s main block as you approach from the Maternity Hospital. The building on the right foreground is part of the Radiotherapy Outpatient Clinic. HKL has a huge staff of 7 000 workers with almost 100 professions in various fields and disciplines.

Out of the total number of staff, there are about 200 consultants and specialists, 500 medical officers and registrars, 32 matrons, 221 sisters (ward managers), 3,101 registered nurses, 253 community nurse, 6 trained assistant nurses and 1 trained mid-wives.

The remaining staff are pharmacists, tutors, assistant pharmacists, medical assistants, administrative personnel and hospital attendants.

CHARTER

1. Priority will be given to critical and semi-critical cases in the Department
Emergency and Trauma with waiting time as follows

– Critical Case (Red Zone) is immediately treated
– Critical Partial Case (Yellow Zone) is treated within 30 minutes
– Other cases (Green Zone) will be seen according to the patient’s priority

2. Outpatient Clinic Services and Expert Clinic will be provided by turn
and / or the patient’s condition. Priority will be given to children, mothers
pregnant, senior citizens and people with disabilities.

3. Information will be provided to customers regarding illness and care

4. Confidentiality of personal information on illness and care given to
patient is guaranteed.

5. Clean and comfortable, safe and secure facilities and environment.

OBJECTIVES, VISION, MISSION

OBJECTIVES

• To provide quality patient oriented service based on humanistic values emphasing customer satisfaction and encompasing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects;
• To provide health education service to its clientele and provide post basic and continuing medical education to its staff to promote professionalism;
• To instill excellent work culture and to create a conducive environment to deliver quality services;
• To make KLH a centre of excellence and national referral centre,
• To establish KLH as a clinical research centre.

MISSION

• Is responsive to public, clients and employees needs
• Is delivered by a team of skilled, inovative, commited and compassionate personnel
• Involves partnership with individuals and the community for promotion of health
• Will undertake education and continuous professional development for all levels of staff, and
• Conduct Biomedical research

ROLES AND ACTIVITIES

1. Secondary care
   
2. Tertiary care
   
3. Training centre for houseman
   
4. Postgraduate training centre by arrangements of the University Putra Malaysia and the Ministry Of Health
   
5. Continuining education for sub specialization for doctors
   basic and post basic training for nurses
   
6. Training centre for paramedics, radiographers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and
   clinical research.

SERVICES

Clinical Services