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Damansara Specialist Hospital,Malaysia

DSH is one of the advanced hospitals in Asia and Southeast Asia that is equipped with the latest in healthcare technology and run by a team of over 300 members comprising of highly qualified specialists and administrative support.

DSH is dedicated towards creating a culture of wellness by delivering patient-focused healthcare services, community care and innovative value-added activities through its personalised, professional and caring service.

DSH is owned and managed by the KPJ Healthcare Berhad, the largest healthcare group in Malaysia, which ensures appropriate implementation of clinical governance and quality standards in all its partner concerns.

Company financials and growth trend

On 29 November 1994, the Group set history and became the first healthcare group listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia, with RM854 million worth of assets and shareholders funds of RM359 million, along with a paid up capital of RM201 million.

KPJ Healthcare has experienced a continuous growth since the beginning of 1990s, with the number of private hospital beds having increased from merely 1,171 beds in 1980 to 10,540 beds in June 2004. In the year 2004, KPJ Healthcare, has served 1,078,933 outpatients and 108,898 inpatients compared to 985,231 outpatients and 101,596 inpatients in the previous year through a total of 1,441 licensed beds, through its 13 hospitals.

KPJ Healthcare registered a laudable revenue of RM583 million for the year 2004, experiencing a growth of 14.5 percent from the previous year’s revenue of RM510 million.

Clinical Governance

KPJ Healthcare has also established a clinical governance framework to ensure the provision of the highest standards of safety and appropriate patient care in all KPJ Healthcare Hospitals. The framework provides KPJ Healthcare hospitals with specific, stringent guidelines pertaining to the management of clinical risk, ultimately creating a culture of clinical safety.

This is done through introducing and formulating operational clinical policies and procedures, proper credentialing and privileging process, the setting up of a broad framework for clinical audit, continuous reviewing and monitoring, quality assurance activities as well as the establishment of evidence based best practices. The Director of each hospital oversees, guides, and leads the implementation of clinical governance policies and procedures at the hospital level.