It’s a very special and meaningful day, our KLSCH team visited the Peace and Harmony Home, on 6th November 2022.
Our medical team includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists, total of 40 people participated.
Peace and Harmony Home cares for 36 residents, with a host of illnesses among them, hence regular health screening is important for them.
On this visit, our doctor conducts a medical assessment for the residents, and a physiotherapist leads the resident in physiotherapy, pharmacist assists with medication arrangements.
We are glad to be able to use our medical expertise to help those in need.
We will continue outreach to groups of underprivileged people, spread our love and care for the community.
2022年11月6日这一天早晨特别有意义，本院组织了包括专科医生、护士、药剂师及物理治疗师等40人的医疗团队到访菩提馨园。
菩提馨园目前约有36名院友，当中超过30名长者患有慢性疾病，本院因此安排了专科医生为他们会诊，进行医疗评估。
此外，物理治疗师也带领着一众长者进行物理治疗运动；药剂师们则协助整理药物。
作为慈善医疗的一份子，我们非常高兴和乐意运用专业医疗知识来帮助有需要的人，亦会持续散播爱与关怀到社区。

Speech from Ven Jit Heng

A few months ago, KLSCH just celebrated its first anniversary. At the same time, the Hospital also embarked on working very closely with National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) in the areas of public education and awareness, screening and diagnosis of cancer among the public.
 
Many people always think that cancer is an incurable disease. Actually, this is not absolutely true.
 
Many a time, whenever a person presented with the symptoms that are suggestive of underlying cancer, and is unfortunately confirmed as cancer after undergoing immediate screening and diagnostic tests, the disease is curable if treatment is initiated at the very early stage.
 
However, most people often have to fight with phobia and denial of the possibility of having cancer, aggravated by the fact of financial constraints, they may delay the screening procedures and tests. Hence, they miss the opportunity of treating the disease at an early stage.
 
The vision of KLSCH is to provide quality and yet affordable tertiary medical care to the public especially those who are from the middle and lower income groups. Under the spirit of compassion, we are working diligently to bring hope and care to our patients and their family members.
 
We are working hard by leveraging the resources, professional knowledge and services as well as experience to materialise the formation of this cancer screening fund.
 
We are blessed to have the support from Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lim Gait Tong who has pledged to donate RM100,000.00 to this Fund. I am sure that the good deed from Tan Sri Lim will benefit the public who are financially challenged and at the same time facing the possibility of suffering from cancer.
 
The CEO of KLSCH Dr. Thor reported that various departments in KLSCH is now ready to handle the application from public for this Fund from today onwards.
 
Meanwhile, KLSCH is planning for its expansion project. This is to inform you that oncology related treatment will be an area and discipline that we will pursue further.
 
I would like to thank the members of the press and media for coming to our hospital and events very often of late to cover the programmes and activities in the interest of the public.
 
We will continue to serve the public by embracing the core values of compassionate, committed and caring.

释日恒长老致词
几个月前，刚渡过营运一周年的极乐寺慈善医院，早在几个月前，便积极的和马来西亚癌症协会携手合作，在癌症的教育与醒觉，还有检验和诊断的这几个重要的环节给予病人专业的服务和投入。
 
或许，很多人都认为癌症是不治之症，其实，这不尽然。
 
很多时候，如果如果病人一有疑似癌症的症状时，若能即刻就医，在最短的时间里完成检验和作出诊断，然后进行适当的医疗，痊愈的可能性是蛮大的。
 
然而，在面对患上癌症的阴影和恐惧的人们，除了会讳疾忌医，也会因为自身的财务状况的拮据，而造成延迟检验和诊断，错失了病从浅中医的黄金时段。
 
极乐寺慈善医院的建立，就是秉着为贫苦和不幸的民众，提供优质又负担得起的专科医疗的服务。我们以佛教慈悲为怀的精神和指导思想，尽我们所能，给病人以及病人的家属，带来多一份的希望，关怀和祝福。
 
我们努力的结合各方的资源，专业知识和经验，因缘具足下，成就了今天的这个癌症检验慈善基金的推展了。
 
今天，最为难得的是，我们得到了发林集团董事主席兼总裁丹斯里林玉唐先生的慷慨解囊，乐捐马币十万令吉，成立这项癌症检验慈善基金。丹斯里林玉唐先生的善举，令人赞叹。我可以肯定，这项基金将会给面对经济困难的民众，莫大的帮助。
 
我们的慈善医院的首席执行员涂仲仪医生向我汇报，医院里的相关部门已经做好了准备，如何有效的把这基金的效益，就从今天开始，惠及需要的民众。
 
此刻，我们极乐寺基金会正积极的筹办我们的医院扩建计划。癌症医疗这一专科，将是我们的慈善医院承诺要重点发展和开拓的部门和科系。
 
今天的一小步，是极乐寺慈善医院具有历史性的一刻。
 
感恩媒体朋友，这几个月一直往我们的医院跑，采访我们医院的慈善，医疗和医疗教育相关的活动和项目，幸苦大家了。
 
我们慈善医院将秉着“以慈为先，无慈不走”的信念，抱着“慈爱，承诺和关怀“的核心价值，服务社区和民众。
 
在过去的一年里，医院的全体医护人员，除了积极的执行我们的慈善医疗职务，也开始接触相关可合作的单位和机构，群策群力，尽量结合一切的资源和人力，旨在把慈善医疗做得更深，更广和更有效率。
 

We would like to announce the recent streamlining and promotions for our management team as below:
 
Medical Superintendent (MS): Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan
Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Dr Thor Teong Gee
Person-in-Charge (PIC) : Dr Ruth Ng
Director of Nursing (DON): Ms Quah Hsi Ching
Chief Operating Officer (COO): Ms Constance Yeap Ai Khim
Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Ms Janice Chow Kuan Wei

KLSCH is going another milestone by joining the MyStroke Hospital networking. This particular advanced treatment for acute ischemic stroke is very specific and invlove various specialities. It involves a very costly medication that is used to lyse the blood clots and if necessary certain suitable cases may need further intervention that demands highly qualified specialists and skill to remove the blood clot. Tertiary medical care that involves modern technology and medication is almost very costly especially those involve lifesaving procedures and treatment. We are pleased that One Hope Charity and Welfare which is very well established and reputable NGO is committed to offer the financial aid to those who are medically indicated but facing financial constrains. Offering quality and affordable tertiary medical service to public from middle to lower income groups is the noble vision of our hospital.

Commnecing 12 September 2022, our hospital A&E Department staffs will actively participate in the 999 ambulance networking services with Hospital Pulau Pinang for Penang Island. Our ambulance will be seen on the road more frequently as we provide such services to community.

Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital has a great opportunity collabrate with AIMST University especially in the areas of healthcare, education, training and research. The MOU shows our commitment in sharing resources in the community to accomplish the missions of our organition. With this MOU, the medical students from AIMST University can look into having their clinical and elective postings in our hospital. The consultant specialists from our hospital will be appointed as the adjunct lecturers of AIMST. Likewise, the clinicians from AIMST will be invited as visiting consultants in our hospital. Our Hospital will be sending nursing students to AIMST to pursue DIploma in Nursing course and existing nurses for post basic training.

经历三任卫生部长，极乐寺慈善医院圆成开幕！

极乐寺慈善医院是全马首间佛教医院，由极乐寺基金会资助，经过十年努力终于落成，于2021年7月18日开始营运，12月22日举行圆成开幕，是家非营利私人医院，不分种族与宗教，开放给所有大马公民。

医院董事主席日恒长老感谢三位卫生部长，即丹斯里廖中莱、拿督斯里苏巴马廉医生及现任部长凯利的协助下，慈善医院得以落成，提供一個安寧照護的醫院，減輕更多病人的負擔。

出席者尚包括医院董事兼慶委會主席拿督斯里黃得軒局绅、檳州首席部長曹觀友、我国衛生部副部長拿督諾阿茲米、前衛生部長丹斯里廖中萊、前衛生部長拿督斯里蘇巴馬廉的代表拿督西瓦、中國駐檳城總領事魯世巍、升旗山區國會議員黃漢偉、檳州行政議員章瑛、阿依淡州議員黃順祥、马来西亚佛教总会继程法师、医院院長拿督丁福南医生等。

Having gone through three Ministers of Health, the Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital was finally launched officially!

The Hospital is the first Buddhist hospital in Malaysia, fully funded by the Kek Lok Si Foundation. It was set up and completed after ten years of hard work.

The Hospital started its operations on July 18, 2021 and was officially opened on December 22, 2021. It is a non-profit private hospital open to all Malaysian citizens regardless of race and religion.

Venerable Jit Heng the Board Chairman of the Hospital, thanked the three Ministers of Health, namely Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Dato' Seri Dr. Subramaniam and the current Minister Tuan Khairy Jamaluddin for their assistance and approval given to the charitable hospital, which aims to alleviate the financial burden of more patients seeking healthcare treatment.

Among those who were present at the opening ceremony were Hospital Director and Chairman of the Celebration Committee, Dato' Seri Ooi Teik Heng, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Deputy Minister of Health Dato' Azmi, former Minister of Health Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai, representative of former Minister of Health Dato' Seri Subramaniam, Dato' Siva, Chinese Consul General in Penang Lu Shih Wei, Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera Wong Hon Wai, Penang Executive Councillor Chong Eng, Air Itam State Assemblyman Joseph Ng, and the President of the Malaysian Buddhist Association, Venerable Jicheng of the Malaysian Buddhist Association and Hospital Medical Superintendent Dato' Dr. Teng Hock Nan.

KEK LOK SI CHARITABLE HOSPITAL (KLSCH) is fully funded and managed by Yayasan Kek Lok Si (Co. No. 201601005357 (1176283-H)).