Budget 2027: HKL plans facility upgrades and digital health system rollout

The Malaysian government has increased the healthcare budget by RM1.2 billion, aiding Kuala Lumpur Hospital's transition to a fully digital facility.

HKL plans to implement a Health Information System, improving patient care by allowing specialists access to electronic medical records.

Additional funding will reduce patient waiting times and enhance access to medicines, benefiting both HKL and the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government’s increased allocation for healthcare under Budget 2027 is seen as a catalyst for Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) to upgrade its infrastructure and accelerate its transition to a fully digital hospital.

HKL director Datuk Dr Harikrishna K R Nair said the allocation would help the 156-year-old hospital modernise its electrical systems and other facilities, as well as strengthen its information technology infrastructure.

“We are quite happy because Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has increased the healthcare allocation by RM1.2 billion compared with last year. This will help us improve facilities for patients. HKL is already 156 years old, so our electrical systems and other infrastructure are different.

“We are already replacing our lifts and upgrading other facilities, and the additional budget will help us upgrade most of the systems as we are planning to go as a full total Health Information System hospital, that means completely computerised,” he told Bernama when met at the Community Programme and Healthy Lifestyle Fun Run held in conjunction with World Heart Day 2026 at Perdana Botanical Gardens here today.

He said HKL was among 16 hospitals scheduled to implement the Health Information System next year, with RM200 million allocated for the initiative.

He said the system would enable specialists from different disciplines to access patients’ medical information electronically, streamlining hospital operations, and reducing the need for patients to repeatedly provide the same information during consultations.

“This will make things easier and improve staff management. Patients will also benefit because they will not have to answer the same questions at every stage of their treatment, as their information will be accessible to specialists across different disciplines,” he said.

On efforts to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Dr Harikrishna said the funding was crucial as it would also enable HKL to procure newer medicines and carry out more medical procedures, thereby improving access to treatment.

“With sufficient funding, we can procure more of these medicines and carry out more procedures. We also outsource some simpler cases under Skim Perubatan MADANI, managed by ProtectHealth, and the allocation for this has also been increased,” he said.

Increased funding for outsourcing services would help reduce waiting times, enabling patients to receive treatment sooner and lower the risk of complications.

“Expanding outsourcing services will help reduce waiting times, lower the risk of complications and improve patients’ access to medicines and other treatments. This will be beneficial not only for HKL but also for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as a whole,” he also said.

Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, announced RM47.7 billion for the MOH when tabling Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, up from RM46.5 billion last year.

He also announced RM1.2 billion for the maintenance and repair of public hospitals and clinics, including upgrading the remaining dilapidated clinics, while the allocation for outsourcing patients to other hospitals was increased to RM200 million, alongside expanded collaboration enabling the public healthcare sector to use private healthcare facilities. — Bernama

Abang Johari appreciates RM16.2b allocation for Sarawak in Budget 2027

Haze sees Malaysian respiratory infections rise 10.43pc, conjunctivitis 26.47pc

API reaches unhealthy levels in 33 areas across Malaysia by 10am

Paying a carer for your parents or grandparents? Budget 2027 proposes tax relief even for non-medical care

马来西亚政府增加了12亿令吉的医疗保健预算，以帮助吉隆坡医院向全数字化设施转型。

HKL计划实施健康信息系统，通过允许专科医生访问电子病历来改善患者护理。

额外的资金将减少患者的等待时间，并提高获得药物的便利性，这将使吉隆坡中央医院和卫生部都受益。

吉隆坡，10 月 10 日讯——政府在 2027 年财政预算案中增加医疗保健拨款，被视为吉隆坡中央医院 (HKL) 升级基础设施并加速向全数字化医院转型的催化剂。

吉隆坡中央医院院长拿督哈里克里希纳·KR·奈尔博士表示，这笔拨款将帮助这家拥有156年历史的医院实现电气系统和其他设施的现代化，并加强其信息技术基础设施。

“我们非常高兴，因为首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣将医疗保健拨款比去年增加了12亿令吉。这将有助于我们改善患者的医疗设施。吉隆坡中央医院已经有156年的历史了，所以我们的电力系统和其他基础设施都与以往不同了。”

“我们已经在更换电梯并升级其他设施，额外的预算将帮助我们升级大部分系统，因为我们计划成为一家全面的健康信息系统医院，这意味着完全计算机化，”他今天在吉隆坡首府植物园举行的与2026年世界心脏日联合举办的社区计划和健康生活方式趣味跑活动上告诉马新社。

他表示，吉隆坡中央医院是计划明年实施健康信息系统的16家医院之一，该计划已拨款2亿令吉。

他表示，该系统将使不同学科的专家能够以电子方式访问患者的医疗信息，从而简化医院运营，并减少患者在就诊期间反复提供相同信息的需要。

“这将简化工作流程，改善员工管理。患者也将受益，因为他们不必在治疗的每个阶段都回答相同的问题，他们的信息将可供不同学科的专家访问，”他说。

关于应对非传染性疾病 (NCD) 的努力，哈里克里希纳博士表示，这笔资金至关重要，因为它还能使 HKL 采购更新的药物并开展更多医疗程序，从而改善获得治疗的机会。

他说：“有了充足的资金，我们就能采购更多这类药品，开展更多手术。我们还将一些比较简单的病例外包给由ProtectHealth管理的Skim Perubatan MADANI项目，这方面的拨款也增加了。”

增加对外包服务的资金投入将有助于缩短等待时间，使患者能够更快地接受治疗，并降低并发症的风险。

他还表示：“扩大外包服务将有助于缩短等待时间，降低并发症风险，并改善患者获得药品和其他治疗的途径。这不仅对吉隆坡中央医院有利，而且对整个卫生部也有益。”

安华同时也是财政部长，他昨天在下议院提交2027年财政预算案时宣布，卫生部将获得477亿令吉的拨款，高于去年的465亿令吉。

他还宣布拨款12亿令吉用于公立医院和诊所的维护和修缮，包括升级改造剩余的破旧诊所；同时，将病人转诊至其他医院的拨款增加至2亿令吉；此外，还将扩大合作范围，使公立医疗机构能够使用私立医疗设施。——马新社

阿邦佐哈里赞赏2027年预算案中为砂拉越拨款16.2亿令吉

雾霾导致马来西亚呼吸道感染病例上升10.43%，结膜炎病例上升26.47%。

截至上午10点，马来西亚33个地区的API值已达到不健康水平。

为父母或祖父母支付护理费用？2027 年预算案提议，即使是非医疗护理也能享受税收减免。