KUALA LUMPUR: Regional private healthcare provider Health Management International (HMI) is partnering with Siemens Healthineers to roll out innovative medical technologies and digitalise clinical services across its tertiary hospitals in Malaysia.
The group's tertiary hospital includes Mahkota Medical Centre in Melaka and Regency Specialist Hospital in Johor.
HMI said the five-year strategic partnership valued over RM100 million between the two healthcare companies would enhance labour markets in Melaka and Johor while offering improved treatment and patient care options for cancer, neuroscience and cardiovascular diseases through the further development of the Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in these clinical areas.
The investment is a crucial component of the group's ongoing expansion initiatives in both hospitals.
HMI group chief executive officer Chin Wei Jia said the development of CoEs in cancer, neuroscience and cardiovascular diseases as part of the strategic partnership was in line with the government's goals to address the growing issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 2025.
"This strategic partnership will enable Mahkota Medical Centre and Regency Specialist Hospital to improve patient care by serving as flagship reference sites for Siemens Healthineers in Southeast Asia.
"The partnership will accelerate the adoption of connected health, thereby providing faster access to care, while building telehealth and predictive analytics capabilities at scale, all of which will go a long way in enhancing our patients' journey towards a healthier outcome through better diagnosis," said Chin.
HMI said the further development of CoEs would capitalise on the latest offerings in digital health and big data.
With regards to technological enhancements, both Mahkota and Regency would be digitalised and networked through end-to-end high quality diagnostic imaging, treatment modalities and informatics from Siemens Healthineers, it said.
"This is the first such partnership for Siemens Healthineers where our role moves beyond providing the latest technology but also includes enhanced training programmes, healthcare consultation and digital solutions, delivered over an extended period.
"This will enable HMI to constantly enhance its hospital services and Centres of Excellence in accordance with the latest trends in the industry," said Siemens Healthineers Malaysia managing director Rod Frazer.
HMI is constructing a major extension block at Regency to become a 500-bed hospital, which will create an estimated 300 new high-skilled jobs for Malaysians.
Additionally, HMI is looking to recruit local talents in the fields of clinical, allied health and hospital management, to meet the ever-evolving demand of patient care in their two Malaysian hospitals.
"With the new technologies coupled with our skilled talent pool, we would not only position Mahkota and Regency among the most comprehensive hospitals in the Southeast Asian region," said Chin.