{
  "id": 20164406,
  "title": "Health Ministry targets full capacity at Pasir Gudang Hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/health-ministry-targets-full-capacity-at-pasir-gudang-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T10:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1578440/health-ministry-targets-full-capacity-pasir-gudang-hospital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Health Ministry in Malaysia is intensifying efforts to bring Pasir Gudang Hospital in Johor to full operational capacity, aiming to increase its current level from 85% to full capacity. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad announced the ministry's aggressive plan to fill the vacant positions necessary for the hospital to operate at full capacity, which has 304 beds and 16 delivery rooms. The placement of nurses and medical specialists at the hospital is currently based on its operational capacity, currently at 85%. Dr Dzulkefly stated that while many departments have already started operating, not all positions for doctors and specialists have been filled, with only 1,276 out of 2,271 positions allocated to the hospital filled as of November 6. The hospital, which began operations in stages on August 1, 2025, cost RM375.5 million to build and was designed to improve healthcare access for residents of Pasir Gudang and surrounding areas, alleviating congestion at Sultanah Aminah Hospital and Sultan Ismail Hospital.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: The Health Ministry will prioritise efforts to bring Pasir Gudang Hospital in Johor to full operational capacity, from its current level of 85 per cent.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/sheba-head-withdraws-candidacy-for-health-ministry-director-general",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:54:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}