We can see the exact location of the 2nd GH project keep on changing…price must be changing also…he he he that’s how BN kicking ball on rakyat healthecare…
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Federal govt agrees to second general hospital – Abg Johari
The Borneo Post, October 19, 2010, Tuesday
KUCHING: Overcrowding at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here may come to an end soon as it was announced that the federal government has agreed in principal to accept the proposal for the construction of a second general hospital.
To be built in Petra Jaya, details of the project were yet to be determined but Housing and Urban Development Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg was sure that the second general hospital has the capacity as large as SGH.
Speaking to the media after the earth-breaking ceremony of the Sungai Bedil Besar embankment project at Kampung Sungai Bedil here yesterday, he said: “I am yet to not know the details but I’m sure it would be as big as SGH at the city.
“Commencement of project was also yet to be determined. Now we have to wait for the announcement from the Ministry of Health. One thing for sure, it has been agreed in principle.”
Abang Johari explained that Petra Jaya was confirmed to be the preferred site for the second general hospital due to the size of population there.
“We have to take account the population demography. There are about 200,000 people living in Petra Jaya, so a general hospital is very much needed on that side of the city,” he highlighted.
An attempt by The Borneo Post to contact Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai for further comment was however, unsuccessful.
The issue of adding another general hospital to complement SGH has been the main talking point for the people here for years.
Apart from the construction of a new general hospital, there was a suggestion earlier this year that the Sarawak International Medical Centre (SIMC) in Kota Samarahan was to be run as a public hospital within this year to help ease the congestion.
In a news report by The Borneo Post on January 9, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan said that the centre would be operational as soon as the renovation work was completed.
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Taib proposes second GH built in Semariang
by Geryl Ogilvy Ruekeith, The Borneo Post Dec 13, 2010 Monday
KUCHING: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has suggested that the second general hospital in the city be located at up and coming Semariang township in Petra Jaya.
The hospital to be completed in 2014 was confirmed to be built in Petra Jaya to cater for the population of the northern part of Kuching city.
“Semariang is a new township being developed with orderly planning. It has a population of more than 15,000 and is situated near a soon-to-be developed ‘family park’ project offering recreational activities for the people.
“While Semariang attracts various health facilities in its surroundings such as recuperation centres, the location of the new hospital there within the park would be ideal,” he said at the launch of ‘The First 100 Years of Hospital Service in Sarawak’, a coffee table book at the new Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) complex at Petra Jaya near here on Saturday.
‘Petra Jaya Hospital’ built to complement the development planned at Bandar Baru Semariang together with Lawas Hospital to be built under the 10th Malaysia Plan, would contribute to the health industry.
He said the master plan for the development of the health industry in Sarawak must be drawn up after careful thought since the situation here differed from elsewhere in Malaysia due to geography.
“For instance, the ‘one hospital, one district’ concept is laudable to spread out amenities but the concept might not be practical as settlements are spread over large areas in the state.
Also 60 per cent of such settlements comprise less than 50 families that are scattered all over.”
“Even if we implement ‘one hospital, one district’, I’m afraid the hospital could not be properly manned. It is not easy to get doctors nowadays, every country in the world is short of doctors,” Taib pointed out.
There are 31 districts in the whole of Sarawak – one district in Sarawak could be as big as one state in the peninsula.
Sarawak needed to be treated differently until it became like the rest of Malaysia, he said, adding that some measures had to be designed to deliver effective service under present circumstances.
Later in the night, Taib launched a coffee table book ‘The First 100 Years of Hospital Service in Sarawak’ before proceeding to present a copy to centenarian Sister Annie Wan in recognition of her service.
“She was born in Sabah and came to Sarawak to serve as a nurse. The state would like to express its gratitude for her service before her retirement in 1965,” Taib said.
Also present at the ceremony were Housing and Urban Development Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, Assistant Industrial Development Minister Datuk Dr Abang Abdul Rauf Abang Zen, Health Ministry’s Health Development Department director Datuk Dr Azmi Shafie representing Health Minister Dato Sri Liow Tiong Lai, and State Health Department director Dr Zulkifli Jantan.
State Secretary Datuk Amar Morshidi Ghani and State Federal Secretary Datuk Mohd Yahaya Basimin also attended the function.
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RM460 Million For New Hospital In Petra Jaya
Bernama News April 07, 2011
KUCHING, April 7 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry will allocate about RM460 million to build a specialist hospital and a polyclinic in Petra Jaya following the rising population in this city.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Liow Tiong Lai said currently the ministry was in the process of identifying the site and the project was expected to be completed in 2014.
“With the existence of the new hospital and clinic, congestion at the Tanah Putih Health Clinic and Sarawak General Hospital could be reduced. The construction plan for the hospital had been approved under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
“For the moment, we have no information on its cost because the structural plan had not been released. So, the actual allocation cannot be announced. After the design and requirements are ready, I feel the cost will be between RM300 and RM460 million,” he told reporters after a working visit to the Tanah Putih Health Clinic, here Thursday.
He was accompanied by the candidate from the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) for the Pending state constituency, Professor Dr Sim Kui Hian, who is also a heart specialist.
– BERNAMA