| Less than 1 year since our initial posting, the Singapore | | | | comprehensive range of cardiac care treatments for |
| Government acted fast and in Feb 2010, the Ministry | | | | those experiencing acute coronary symptoms in need |
| of Health (MOH) declared officially that Singaporeans | | | | of cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stent, balloon or |
| will be able to use CPF Medisave for payment in 12 | | | | pacemaker implantation. |
| hospitals/medical centers in Malaysia starting 1st March | | | | The listing below shows the 12 medical centers and |
| 2010. The nearest of these 12 hospitals/medical | | | | hospitals currently approved by the Ministry of Health |
| centers to Singapore is the Regency Specialist | | | | for usage of CPF Medisave. |
| Hospital located in Johor Bahru (Regency is just an | | | | HEALTH MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL (HMI) |
| hour's drive from Singapore or just 25 minutes away | | | | Referral centre: Balestier Clinic and Health Screening |
| from the Johor Bahru CIQ). | | | | Centre (221 Balestier Road, #03-04 ROCCA Balestier) |
| With the medical bills in Malaysian hospitals expected | | | | Referred to: |
| to be some 20%-35% cheaper compared to | | | | 1. Regency Specialist Hospital (Johor Baru) |
| Singapore hospitals, this is good news for Singapore | | | | 2. Mahkota Medical Centre (Malacca) |
| citizens who now have an alternative in managing | | | | PARKWAY HOLDINGS |
| escalating health care costs. To top it up, these 12 | | | | Referral centre: East Shore Hospital (321 Joo Chiat |
| hospitals and medical centers in Malaysia are actually | | | | Place) |
| owned by 2 health care group in Singapore: Health | | | | Referred to: |
| Management International (HMI) and Parkway Holdings. | | | | 1. Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur) |
| Expect a certain standard of medical health-care and | | | | 2. Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur |
| facilities to be provided. | | | | 3. Pantai Hospital Cheras |
| For example, Regency's patient care facilities and | | | | 4. Pantai Hospital Ampang |
| medical equipment are comparable to Singapore | | | | 5. Pantai Hospital Klang |
| hospitals. It has the latest state of the art medical and | | | | 6. Pantai Hospital Ipoh |
| diagnostic equipment including a 64 multi-slice | | | | 7. Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh |
| Computerized Tomographic ("CT") Scanner and 1.5 | | | | 8. Pantai-Hospital Penang |
| Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imager ("MRI") from | | | | 9. Pantai-Hospital Batu Pahat |
| General Electric ("GE"). In addition, its new Cardiac | | | | 10. |
| Catheterization Laboratory ("Cath Lab") adds to the | | | | |