SMC NAMED IN INAUGURAL NEWSWEEK'S ASIA'S TOP PRIVATE HOSPITALS 2025 RANKING

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC) has been honoured in the premier of Newsweek’s Asia’s Top Private Hospitals 2025 ranking, which recognises its commitment to excellence, particularly in the fields of orthopaedics and ophthalmology.

SMC in a statement today shared that the hospital is recognised as the top hospital in Malaysia for four out of five key procedures, namely knee surgery and knee replacement, shoulder surgery, cataract surgery as well as eye refractive surgery.

Besides that, SMC is also ranked second in Asia for cataract surgery and third in the continent for refractive eye surgery.

The hospital is also featured in the top 10 of Asia’s ranking for hip surgery and hip replacement (sixth), knee surgery and knee replacement (sixth) and shoulder surgery (10th).

President of Sunway Healthcare Group Datuk Lau Beng Long expressed gratitude for SMC being ranked among the best in Asia for key specialities such as orthopaedics and ophthalmology.

“It is a testament to our relentless pursuit of clinical excellence. The recognition also underscores the dedication of medical specialists and other health care professions in providing a high standard of multidisciplinary care and treatment to our Malaysian and international patients,” he said.

As Malaysia’s largest private quaternary hospital, SMC continues to be a leader in medical innovation and patient care, offering 28 Centres of Excellence, supported by a diverse multidisciplinary team that provides personalised treatment within a holistic care framework.

According to the statement, SMC is also the first hospital in Malaysia to obtain three major hospital-wide accreditations including Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation, the Gold Seal of Approval from the United States; the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH).

“Sunway Eye Centre, one of SMC’s Centres of Excellence, offers services across various subspecialties including cataract and refractive ophthalmology, cornea transplant and external eye diseases, medical retinal and uveitis, glaucoma, oculoplastic ophthalmology, vitreoretinal, paediatric ophthalmology and squint.

“SMC is equipped to treat and manage a wide range of eye diseases, ensuring holistic and optimal care for the patients,” it said, adding that the Sunway Eye Centre was awarded as the ZEISS SMILE Ambassador for performing 2,000 SMILE refractive procedures, recently.

Apart from that, the hospital's Orthopaedic Centre also offers comprehensive primary care and sub-speciality services including trauma care, hip and knee surgery, spine surgery, foot and ankle treatments, hand and microsurgery, paediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic oncology as well as sports surgery.

“Together with the Robotic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Centre, SMC has achieved remarkable milestones, including at the robotic hip and knee replacement surgeries front which earned recognition in the Malaysia Book of Records.

“This achievement underscores the centre’s expertise and unwavering commitment to innovation. With a strong focus on advancing technology and improving patient outcomes, the Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence continues to set new benchmarks in the field of orthopaedics,” the statement shared.

In the previous years, SMC was also named one of the top 250 hospitals globally in the Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals 2024 rankings besides being featured in Newsweek’s Best Specialist Hospitals Asia Pacific list for two consecutive years, in 2023 and 2024.

-- BERNAMA