KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 6 September2019 - The latest Sunway Medical Centre facility has opened its doors in the integrateddevelopment of Sunway Velocity.

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMVC)is a comprehensive tertiary care private hospital which will provide a range offacilities, amenities and services to the Cheras and KL South communities.These include inpatient and outpatient care, 24-hour emergency services,various physician specialist clinics and diagnostic imaging facilities, as wellas medical and surgical capabilities.

This hospital (estimated cost RM320million) with an area size of 33,000 square metres has a designed capacity of240 beds, 77 consultation suites, six operating theatres and a catheterisationlaboratory. SMCV is also equipped with a UPS system and reserve generator foruninterrupted power supply.

Its team of consultants andsurgeons includes cardiologists, gastroenterologist, gynaecologist, ophthalmologists, orthopaedicsand paediatricians, most of whom will run specialist clinics from 8.30am to5.00pm on weekdays and 8.30am to 1.00pm on Saturdays. The hospital's emergencymedical services include an ambulance service and CPR guidance via telephone.

Construction of this new hospitalbegan in May 2017 and was completed in June 2019. The medical centre is part ofthe Sunway Group's extensive expansion plans for healthcare and one of SunwayVelocity's five key components of retail, healthcare, residential, hospitality,education and commercial.

"Sunway Medical Centre Velocity hopesto make a significant difference in healthcare in the KL South area and we arepleased to be able to provide the Cheras community and its surroundingneighbourhoods easier access to Sunway Medical's specialty services," said ChooVoon Chee, the chief executive officer of Sunway Medical Centre Velocity.

"Sunway Medical is commited to bringingquality medical care to Malaysian neighbourhoods and we look forward to servingour local communities and providing them with the assistance and care theyrequire," he added.

Sunway Medical Centre is one of theleading private medical centres in the region and is an Australian Council onHealthcare Standards (ACHS) accredited private hospital. Its teams of dedicatedpersonnel including medical consultants, professional allied health staff aswell as trained and dedicated nursing staff are the backbone of the medicalgroup.

The 23-acre (9.3-hectare) SunwayVelocity development is the only new integrated development of its kind withinKL South to encapsulate the five key components of retail, healthcare,residential, hospitality, education and commercial. It is situated 3km from theKL City Centre and is linked to the Maluri LRT and MRT stations. A convenientlocation close to KLCC, Bukit Bintang, Golden Triangle, IKEA Cheras, Royal SelangorGolf Club and AEON Maluri, Sunway Velocity has access to major roads, highwaysand other facilities.

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity islocated at Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity. For enquiries, please contact +603 97729191 or email smcv-enquiry@sunway.com.my. For more information on Sunway MedicalCentre Velocity, visit www.sunwaymedical.com/velocity (Facebook: Sunway MedicalVelocity).

About Sunway Medical Centre Velocity

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity issituated in the township of Sunway Velocity. The hospital offers comprehensivetertiary healthcare services with designed capacity of 240 beds, 77 consultantsuites and six operating theatres. Its range of medical services includefacilities and advanced medical technologies for outpatient and inpatientspecialty care, health and wellness programmes and 24-hour emergency services.

Sunway Medical Centre is affiliatedwith the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences, MonashUniversity Malaysia, University of Cambridge, Royal Papworth Hospital andHarvard Medical School to further meet the demands of clinical care, educationand research.

www.sunwaymedical.com/velocity