29/05/2026
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง: ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
YB Lim Yi Wei ๆๆกๅจ, ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป
I fully welcome the good news from the Health Minister and Selangor Menteri Besar about a finalised site for a public hospital for Petaling Jaya. With public hopes high, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Selangor State Government must act decisively so that this commitment is honoured and executed.
๐ญ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ โ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐นโ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ (๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ)โ
Older PJ residents will recall Kontena Nasional Berhadโs land being discussed as a potential site. According to PJ MP Lee Chean Chung, the Kontena land and PKNS Kelana Jaya were identified as potential sites in May 2025 and dropped 1 year later.
As Klang Valley land costs continue climbing, early preparation of financing mechanisms and rezoning processes helps mitigate the final acquisition price being too expensive for MOH and triggering the need to identify another site. To avoid a โrinse and repeatโ, land administration matters must be quickly negotiated and executed so that the project is fully locked in.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป (๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฏ)
While the Health Minister stated that financing is possible outside RMK13โs framework, institutionalised fiscal commitment helps specify and measure deliverables. There are 3 upcoming critical moments:
First, MOH must secure Budget 2027 allocation for land acquisition and preparation, such as plan approvals, infrastructure capacity assessment, and establishing project management leadership with meaningful healthcare worker (HCW) representation.
Next, the work funded by Budget 2027 must see the project included in RMK13โs nearest Rolling Plan cycle (likely RP3 in 2028).
The 3rd key moment to ensure project progress is the RMK Mid-term Review (expected in Q3 2028).
These touchpoints are critical because RMK inclusion doesnโt guarantee project fulfilment. For example, the National Rugby Stadium was listed in RMK12. In 2023, land acquisition failed and the funds were returned to the Ministry of Finance (M*F). The stadium was not listed in RMK13. Although it may get a second life in RMK13โs RP2 cycle, the national rugby stadium is a cautionary tale.
๐ฏ. ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Establishing a hospital may take upwards of 3 โ 5 years. Meanwhile, PJ residents still need urgent and affordable healthcare.
During the November 2024 Selangor State Assembly sitting, I proposed that the State Government add Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) to the list of healthcare institutions offering the stateโs RM10,000 hospitalisation benefit for acute and chronic diseases โ to which Public Health EXCO Jamaliah Jamaluddin said that talks were ongoing.
Considering UMMCโs price hike exercise in January 2025 and the impact of global uncertainty on medicine and healthcare equipment prices, these discussions should be accelerated to provide relief to PJ residents.
๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
Malaysiaโs healthcare system is bleeding manpower. The solutions are there โ theyโve been raised and debated through years of stakeholder townhalls, thinktank recommendations, and collective action by NGOs, parties like Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), and Hartal Doktor Kontrak.
Patriotism wonโt pay the bills or match the extent of HCWsโ daily physical, mental and emotional labour. At some point, excessive reliance on sacrifice risks normalising exploitation.
As a PJ elected representative, Iโm fully committed to helping where I can, to ensure this project becomes reality. Yes, policy change and ex*****on meet cost-related speed bumps. But healthcare must remain a public good: undisturbed by austerity and protected from profiteering. If we donโt shed the austerity mindset or show willpower to address understaffing, fair pay, overwork, or congestion, a new public hospital for PJ may still struggle to meet residentsโ healthcare needs.
