JP\/5\/HOSPITAL<\/p>\n
Malaysian hospitals favorite among RI patients<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Bandung<\/p>\n
Indonesians are increasingly looking to Malaysia for medical
\ntreatment.<\/p>\n
Malaysian deputy tourism minister Achmad Zahid Hamidi said on
\nFriday that, last year, Indonesians visiting Malaysia for medical
\npurposes reached 126,000 out of 174,000 foreigners receiving
\nmedical treatment in the country.<\/p>\n
The 126,000 Indonesians were among 789,000 Indonesians to
\nvisit Malaysia that year, said Hamidi, saying Indonesian visitors
\nhad generated 1.125 million ringgit in revenue for the Malaysian
\ngovernment or Rp 2.2 trillion.<\/p>\n
"Patients stay in hospital for 12 days on average," said
\nHamidi, while promoting Malaysian hospital in the West Java
\ncapital of Bandung.<\/p>\n
Hamid said the Indonesian patients spent 1,500 ringgit a day
\neach on average. The Malaysian hospitals obtained Rp 600 billion
\nfrom the patients or some 252 million ringgit.<\/p>\n
He said there are 25 hospitals in Malaysia that are certified
\nto receive foreign patients, including in Penang, Selangor and
\nJohor.<\/p>\n
"They have been approved by the International Organization for
\nStandardization, and their quality is controlled by the Malaysian
\ngovernment," said Roslan Othman, the director of the Malaysian
\nTourism Promotion Board.<\/p>\n
Fertility, skin care, slimming and cardiology clinics are
\nespecially popular, while other patients just want a general
\ncheckup, said Selangor State Minister for Tourism, Health and
\nConsumer Affair Lim Thuang Seng.<\/p>\n
"One patient usually travels with two or three others ... they
\nalso visit tourist spots and shop," said Lim.<\/p>\n
Hamidi said the success rate in Malaysian hospitals was 54
\npercent.<\/p>",
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