KUALA LUMPUR, Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC) won the prestigious Hospital of the Year (Malaysia) Award for the third consecutive year at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2024 at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Singapore.
SMC chief executive officer Dr Seow Vei Ken said SMC also won Health Promotion Initiative of the Year for the first time, for its holistic 360-degree marketing approach to promoting healthcare in Malaysia.
‘Our teams’ passion for patient care has always driven us to strive for excellence, and this award further validates their unwavering dedication. Recognised by such a distinguished agency for the third consecutive year symbolises not only success but also reflects our enduring promise to provide exceptional healthcare.
‘Winning this award is not just a milestone but a stepping stone, propelling us to continue climbing to greater heights to provide the best healthcare services to the people. It further highlights how special the year 2024 is, especially for us to celebrate our 25
th anniversary this year,’ he said in a statement.
Healthcare Asia Awards is an awards programme focused on acknowledging exceptional hospitals across Asia that redefine the standards of excellence in the healthcare industry.
Furthermore, he said the announcement comes on the back of SMC’s recent honours including being named in the top 250 hospitals globally in the Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals 2024 rankings and being the first Malaysian hospital to make it onto the list.
‘The hospital is also accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH),’ he added.
SMC was established in 1999 and is the largest private quaternary hospital in Malaysia with 724 licensed beds and more than 60 specialties.
SMC also boasts 28 Centres of Excellence and a diverse multidisciplinary team supported by over 3,500 dedicated healthcare and hospitality professionals to provide personalised treatment with a holistic care approach.
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