Kuala Lumpur Hospital
| Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°10′17.2″N 101°42′06.5″E / 3.171444°N 101.701806°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine (PUGSOM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 2,300 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur Hospital (Malay: Hospital Kuala Lumpur, abbr: HKL) is the largest government-owned public hospital and higher specialised hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.It opened in 1870. HKL is a not-for-profit institution and serves as the flagship hospital of the Malaysian public healthcare system. It serves as a tertiary and referral hospital. It is located on 150 acres of prime land in the city with 84 wards and 2,300 beds, making it one of the largest hospitals in the world. More than 90 per cent of the beds are allocated for subsidized patients, providing access to an internationally established standard of affordable healthcare.
The hospital has 54 departments and units, including 29 clinical departments and 15 clinical support services. It has approximately 11,000 staff with almost 2,300 professionals in various fields. The staff includes 300 medical consultants and specialists, 1,300 medical officers, 72 matrons, 253 sisters (ward managers) and 3,500 registered nurses and 258 community nurses.