Health Tourism

In ensuring patient safety, KPJ Hospitals have embarked on many initiatives to improve the Quality of care to customers including the certification of the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), which is internationally linked to the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).  KPJ hospitals have implemented the Integrated Management System (IMS) to guarantee high hospitals in the group have been accredited by SQH.  Meanwhile, 4 of these hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI).

BANDAR MAHARANI, MUAR, JOHOR, MALAYSIA

KPJ Bandar Maharani Specialist Hospital (KPJ BMSH) is strategically located within Bandar Maharani, Muar – a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia.  It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for food, coffee, and historical prewar buildings. Bandar Maharani, Muar was declared “the royal town of Johor” by Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj.  This historical town also won the "ASEAN Cleanest Tourist City Standard Award (ACTCA)” in The ASEAN Tourism Awards 2018.

The town is easily accessible via land, sea, and air from various cities and other provinces; including neighbouring countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.  Patients or Visitors may travel using land transportation as there are available express bus coaches from Singapore and Hat Yai (south Thailand) and stop at Bentayan Express Bus Terminal in Bandar Maharani, Muar.  Aside from that, ferry services are also available regularly from Bengkalis, Dumai and Selat Panjang (in Sumatra, Indonesia) to Bandar Maharani Ferry Terminal.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, patients or visitors from Pekanbaru and Medan Kuala Namu, Indonesia were also able to visit Muar for treatment via aeroplanes which touchdown at Melaka International Airport.  For the record, Malindo Air launched 5 flights weekly from Pekanbaru, Indonesia to Melaka in November 2014; followed by Wings Air which has also launched a new route from Medan Kuala Namu, Indonesia to Melaka starting in April 2018, operating daily.  Currently, all flight schedules are still cancelled and also pending the re-opening of the Melaka International Airport. 

Distances to KPJ BMSH:-

• 2.9km from Bentayan Express Bus Terminal

• 2.6km from Bandar Maharani Ferry Terminal

• 51km from Melaka International Airport

Foreigners come to Bandar Maharani, Muar for medical/health tourism due to the competitive costs of healthcare services, complemented by the existence of excellent medical technology and infrastructure. Indonesian tourists lead as the highest number of those seeking healthcare services in KPJ BMSH followed by tourists from Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

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