Less than 1 year from our initial publication, the Singapore government was quick to act and in February 2010, the Ministry of Health (MOH) officially declared that Singaporeans will be able to use CPF Medisave to pay at 12 hospitals/medical centers in Malaysia from March 1st. 2010. The closest of these 12 hospitals/medical centers to Singapore is the Regency Specialist Hospital located in Johor Bahru (Regency is just an hour’s drive from Singapore or just 25 minutes from the Johor Bahru CIQ).
With medical bills at Malaysian hospitals expected to be 20-35% cheaper compared to Singaporean hospitals, this is good news for Singaporeans who now have an alternative to manage the rising health care costs. To top it off, these 12 hospitals and medical centers in Malaysia are owned by 2 healthcare groups in Singapore: Health Management International (HMI) and Parkway Holdings. Expect a certain level of medical care and facilities to be provided.
For example, Regency’s patient care facilities and medical team are comparable to hospitals in Singapore. It features the latest in state-of-the-art diagnostic and medical equipment, including a 64-multi-slice computed tomography (“CT”) scanner and a 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imager (“MRI”) from General Electric ( “GE”). In addition, its new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (“Catheterization Laboratory”) adds to the wide range of cardiac care treatments for those experiencing acute coronary symptoms who need cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stenting, balloon or pacemaker implantation.
The following list shows the 12 medical centers and hospitals currently approved by the Ministry of Health for the use of CPF Medisave.
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL (HMI)
Reference center: Balestier Clinic and Health Screening Center (221 Balestier Road, #03-04 ROCCA Balestier)
Referred to:
1. Regency Specialist Hospital (Johor Baru)
2. Mahkota Medical Center (Malacca)
PARKWAY SHARES
Reference center: East Shore Hospital (321 Joo Chiat Place)
Referred to:
1. Gleneagles Intan Medical Center (Kuala Lumpur)
2.Kuala Lumpur Pantai Hospital
3. Pantai Hospital Cheras
4.Pantai Ampang Hospital
5. Pantai Klang Hospital
6. Pantai Ipoh Hospital
7. Pantai Ayer Keroh Hospital
8. Pantai-Penang Hospital
9. Pantai-Batu Pahat Hospital
10. Pantai-Sungai Petani Hospital