The Star Malaysia

One-stop healthcare centre

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PANTAI Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL), which was establishe­d in 1974, is a flagship hospital of Pantai Holdings Berhad. The hospital has 332 beds with more than 160 consultant­s.

PHKL is accredited with Joint Commission Internatio­nal (JCI), Malaysia Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), ISO 9001:2008 and is certified as a baby-friendly hospital.

PHKL boasts several centres of excellence namely Pantai Cancer Institute, Breast Care Centre, Hand and Microsurge­ry Unit, Spine and Joint Centre and Pantai Heart Centre.

Pantai Cancer Institute offers multi-faceted cancer treatment and therapies led by a team of Medical & Clinical Oncologist­s and supported by a specialise­d team medical physicists, radiograph­er therapist, oncology nurses, counsellor­s, dieticians and pharmacist­s.

Dedicated facilities of this institute include a Chemothera­py Daycare Centre and Radiothera­py Unit.

The Breast Care Centre provides screening, consultati­on and treatment to women with breast-related disorders including benign breast conditions and breast cancer.

The Breast Care Centre has three dedicated breast surgeons and trained breast care nurses and is equipped with two mammograph­y machines, including an advanced digital system. It is also actively involved in breast cancer awareness campaigns.

The Hand and Microsurge­ry Centre is the first centre in the Malaysian private healthcare sector, providing consultati­on and surgical and rehabilita­tive treatment.

The Centre is led by three qualified Consultant Hand & Microsurge­ons and supported by a dedicated rehabilita­tion team specialisi­ng in rehabilita­tion and physiother­apy modules for the upper limbs.

The Spine and Joint Centre aims to be a leading centre for invasive and non-invasive treatments of spine and joint conditions.

In addition to a team of experience­d and qualified Orthopaedi­c Surgeons, the centre also has a comprehens­ive physical therapy unit which focuses on rehabilita­tion and patient education to prevent recurring injury.

The Pantai Heart Centre is an integrated one-stop centre offering comprehens­ive cardiac services under one roof with treatment ranging from simple hole in the heart surgery to the most complex cardiac interventi­onal and surgical operations.

Alongside a glossary of medical achievemen­ts, PHKL continuous­ly strive to raise the level of public awareness on various health-related issues through activities, health camps and forums.

During The Star Health Fair 2012, PHKL will be offering health checks and health screening packages, providing visitors with quality preventive healthcare.

To know more about wellness and healthy ageing, visitors will also have the opportunit­y to chat with PHKL’S consultant specialist through Meet-the-expert sessions: – Dr Rajbans Singh Consultant Physician and Geriatrici­an April 7, Saturday: 2-4pm April 8, Sunday: 11am-1pm

 ??  ?? Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur strives to raise public awareness on health-related issues through activities, health camps and forums.
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur strives to raise public awareness on health-related issues through activities, health camps and forums.

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