BACHOK: A total of 154 healthcare facility projects have been completed or are being carried out at a cost of RM14.69bil, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
The Deputy Prime Minister said of these, 111 projects fell under the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP), with 43 projects as part of the 12MP.
He said of these, 38 projects were in the pre-construction (planning) phase, involving an estimated RM2.33bil.
“Sixty-four projects are in the construction phase with a cost of RM8.40bil, and 52 are in the post-construction phase at a cost of RM3.96bil,” he said at the handover ceremony of the newly completed Bachok Hospital here yesterday.
Also present was Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud.
Fadillah said the government’s priority is to ensure that facilities and other public infrastructure provided offered comprehensive benefits to the people.
In Kelantan alone, there were 21 healthcare facility projects undertaken by the Public Works Department from the 10MP through to the 12MP.
Fadillah said these included two projects in the planning phase, six in the construction phase, and 13 projects already handed over, including two other hospitals – the Kuala Krai Hospital and the Tanah Merah Hospital.
Bachok Hospital is located in the Gunong district, strategically positioned in the heart of Bachok.
Fadillah said the hospital has a three-storey building with departmental components, including an operating theatre, a floor dedicated to mechanical and electrical facilities, as well as a separate building for waste management and ancillary services.
“I have been informed that the local community has eagerly awaited the completion of this hospital, as the existing health clinics and rural clinics are limited to initial screening and basic treatment only,” he said.
