Sungai Buloh Hospital

Sungai Buloh Hospital (HSB; Malay: Hospital Sungai Buloh) is a secondary and tertiary services rural general hospital located in Sungai Buloh, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The hospital covers an area of 130 acres.^[1] The main complex of the hospital with approximately 141,000 square feet (13,100 m²) of gross built-up.^[3] The hospital serves the districts of Gombak, Petaling and Kuala Selangor with a combined population of more than 2.80 million.^[4]

Sungai Buloh Hospital Hospital Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh Hospital main block seen from Gate D.
Geography
Location	Jalan Hospital 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°13′11″N 101°35′58″E
Organisation
Care system	Public
Funding	Public hospital
Type	District General , Teaching
Affiliated university	Management and Science University Universiti Teknologi MARA Taylor's University
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	620[1]
History
Opened	September 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09)[2]
Links
Website	hsgbuloh.moh.gov.my

Background

HSB was developed in 1999 and has been initiated to meet the needs of the growing population and also to reduce the influx of patients at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.^[4]

The hospital was built by contractor, Tunas Selatan Sdn Bhd and costs RM 1.3 billion.^[5]

Awards and achievements

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Ward 54 for "outstanding work in the area of care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS in Malaysia".	UN Malaysia Person / Organisation of the Year Award	Won[6]
2020	The COVID-19 team for its "unwavering efforts to fight the pandemic".	Global Health Awards	Won[7]
2022	Outstanding Medical Excellence Award	Malaysia Top Achievers Awards	Won[8]

Gallery

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  The lobby of one of specialist clinics in Sungai Buloh Hospital.
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  The western part of National Leprosy Control Centre (Pusat Kawalan Kusta Negara - PKKN) was placed under Hospital Sungai Buloh management since September 2006.^[2]

References

1. "Hospital Sungai Buloh – Government Hospital in Sungai Buloh, Selangor". Malaysia Central. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
2. "Pusat Kawalan Kusta Negara". Selangor Health Department. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
3. "SUNGAI BULOH HOSPITAL AND COLLEGE OF ALLIED SCIENCES, SUNGAI BULOH, SELANGOR". Tunas Selatan. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
4. "Hospital Sungai Buloh – Background". Hospital Sungai Buloh. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
5. "#Highlight* Red alert at Sg Buloh Hospital as operating theatres closed". The Edge Markets. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
6. "Nominations for outstanding UN Person / Organisation Award in Malaysia now open". unicef.org. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
7. "Sungai Buloh Hospital Covid-19 team gets global health awards recognition". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
8. "IJN and Sungai Buloh Hospital bag Top Achievers Awards 2022". Revon Media. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.