New Tampin Hospital to Provide Quality Service to the People

TAMPIN, March 7 – The construction of the New Tampin Hospital is a long term plan which is expected to bring benefits to all communities in the district through comfortable health services and other specialized treatment in line with the growing population on a daily basis. The hospital is an alternative to the existing hospital and implemented through the implementation of design and build.

Works Minister, YB. Dato’ Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor, who is also a member of Parliament Tampin made working visit to the hospital for a physical check on the progress of this project together with the Minister of Health, YB. Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai.  According to him, this project is one of the projects under the 9MP at a cost of RM139 million.  The scope includes construction of two storey blocks with 108 patient beds, three blocks of staff quarters, a residential block, nurse hostel and also consists of a total of 474 parking lots.

The construction program is for duration of 46 months, starting from March 2, 2009 and will be completed on March 31, 2013 and expected to be submitted to the Ministry of Health, Malaysia on 30 April 2013. The implementation of this project is operated by Health Works Branch, Public Works Department (PWD) and the contractor given the responsibility for the construction of the ward block is Fajarbaru Builder Sdn. Bhd.