STATEMENT
VISION FOR HEALTH OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Malaysia is to be a nation of healthy individuals, families and communities, through a health system that is equitable, affordable, efficient, technologically appropriate, environmentally adaptable and consumer-friendly, with emphasis on quality, innovation, health promotion and respect for human dignity, and which promotes individual responsibility and community participation towards an enhanced quality of life.

THE MISSION

.. is to build partnerships for health to motivate and facilitate the people to:

• attain fully their potential in health
• appreciate health as a valuable asset
• take positive actions to improve further and sustain their health status to enjoy quality of life.
  

The three corporate values of Ministry of Health:

• Caring Service
• Teamwork
• Professionalism

VISION STATEMENT OF HKL

HKL shall be an institution of excellence in health care education and research, driven by a dedicated team providing professional client-centered service.

THE MISSION

HKL WILL PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT :

• IS RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC, CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES NEEDS;
• IS DELIVERED BY A TEAM OF SKILLED, INNOVATIVE, COMMITED AND COMPASSIONATE PERSONNEL;
• INVOLVES PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR PROMOTION OF HEALTH;
• WILL UNDERTAKE EDUCATION AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL LEVELS OF STAFF; AND
• CONDUCT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

OBJECTIVES

• To provide quality patient oriented service based on humanistic values emphasing customer satisfaction and encompasing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects;
  
• To provide health education service to its clientele and provide post basic and continuing medical education to its staff to promote professionalism;
  
• To instill excellent work culture and to create a conducive environment to deliver quality services;
  
• To make KLH a centre of excellence and national referral centre,
  
• To establish KLH as a clinical research centre.

ROLES AND ACTIVITIES

• secondary care
  
• tertiary care
  
• training centre for houseman
  
• postgraduate training centre by arrangements of the University Putra Malaysia and the Ministry Of Health
  
• continuining education for sub specialization for doctors
  basic and post basic training for nurses
  
• training centre for paramedics, radiographers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and
  clinical research.

PLANNING FOR THE YEAR 2020
Revamping of functions:

• KLH to become centre for tertiary care
  
• primary services to be resited outside KLH
  bed strength reduced from 2585 to 1300
• Remaining land area to be rebuild into a referral and tertiary care centre for a hospital of 1300 beds only.