Putrajaya Hospital is a

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government-owned public hospital in the administrative region of

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. Originally founded in 1998, this hospital has 369 beds. As a hospital located in the

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, it has managed and maintained the hospital using the Full Hospital Information System ("Total Hospital Information System - T.H.I.S.").

History

Putrajaya Hospital (HPj) is a hospital located in an area of in Precinct 7,

. The hospital was first built in 1998 at a cost of RM283 million and operated in stages on 1 November 2000. Originally HPj only had 278 beds and has increased to 341 beds in 2012 with the establishment of a Low Risk Maternity Center in Precinct 8 and is now operational with 369 official beds starting January 2018.

Future developments

The Malaysian government has awarded engineering firm George Kent (M) Berhad a RM364.9 million contract to complete an endocrine extension to Putrajaya Hospital. Putrajaya Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for

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, which include

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and

hormonal disorders Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology. Types of disease Broadly speaking, endocrine disorders may be subdivided into three groups: # Endocrin ...

Achievement

Putrajaya Hospital is also one of the hospitals accredited by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH).

Notable patients

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Notable staff

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– Endocrine surgeon

References

External links

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{{Hospitals in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Putrajaya Hospitals in Malaysia Hospitals established in 1998