Kuala Lumpur Hospital

• 1870: HKL was developed as a district hospital with three wards. • 1920: Upgraded to 25 wards with 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class wards classifications. • 1962: HKL Maternity unit, North Ward Block, Radiotherapy Department and hostels for staff were built. • 1972: South Ward Block, Neurology Institute, Surgical Block, Radiology Block, National Blood Transfusion Centre and more hostels were added. • 1973: Specialist clinics, outpatient department and doctors' hostel constructed. • 1974: Trainee nurses' hostel and clubhouse added. • 1975: Orthopaedic Institute, Urology Institute, Artificial Limb Centre and Radiology Block established. • 1992: Paediatric Institute constructed. • 1997: Upgrading of the Institute of Radiotherapy, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. • 2013: Specialist Complex & Ambulatory Care Centre (SCACC) opened, consisting of 16 clinical departments, support services such as pharmacy, pathology, radiology, Central Sterile Supply Unit (CSSU) and allied health services. SCACC provides 30 beds for daycare patients, 184 consultations rooms, 7 seminar rooms and the Clinical Research Centre (CRC). • 2017: A new 12-storey Women and Children’s Hospital with 600 beds, built at a cost of RM 850 million, is scheduled to open within HKL's compound, offering services such as labour and delivery, nursery, therapy and women specialist clinics, child development center, pediatric specialist clinics, women health center, neonatal intensive care and obstetric wards. Future plans include a "school within a hospital" facility for children who are on long-term treatment and hospital-bound. ==Statistics==

HKL handled over one million outpatients and 131,639 in-patients in 2015. In 2015, the total management expenditure for HKL reached RM 1 billion, whilst development expenditure exceeded RM 17 million. On average, HKL handles over 3,300 outpatient cases daily. The average hospital admission on a daily basis was over 360 cases, with over 44,500 surgeries and 14 million lab investigations were conducted annually. ==Medical achievements==

• 1964: A Kolff Dialysis machine was placed in HKL for the treatment of acute kidney injury. Also installed were the Thyroid Uptake Machine and a Rectilinear Scanner at the Nuclear Medicine unit. • 1970: The first plastic surgical procedure and the first regular plastic surgery clinic were conducted at HKL. • 1975: The first renal transplantation (living related) in Malaysia was performed at HKL, utilising an immunosuppressive protocol combining azathioprine and corticosteroids. • 1976: The first cadaver renal transplantation in Malaysia was performed at HKL. • 1982: HKL's newly-founded Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery performs first Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery in Malaysian history on 22 October 1982 led by Dr. Abdul Rozali-Wathooth (surgeon), Dr. Radha Krishna (anesthetist), Dr. Nik Zainal (cardiologist) and Sister Daphne Ho (staff nurse). • 1993: A bone bank was established in HKL, supplying deep frozen bone allografts to across the country. • 1994: The first bone marrow transplant service started in HKL. • 2012: HKL oversaw the first successful kidney transplant between a husband and wife with different blood types. Also, a pair of conjoined twins were successfully separated at HKL in a 24-hour surgery involving a 60-strong medical team including 19 surgeons and anaesthetists, making them the 14th conjoined pair to be separated at HKL. ==Facilities and transportation==

Among the facilities available at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital include banking & finance, cafeteria, convenience stores, gymnasium, tennis court, police station and a post office. The library and resource center for HKL patients and visitors is located at the main block. Mobile library services are available in selected wards. HKL also provides subsidized intermediate care and short-term accommodation for patients and caregivers who are not able to afford high living costs in the city. The hospital is accessible within walking distance east of the Titiwangsa Station. However, when the MRT Putrajaya line phase 2 opens in 2023, Hospital KL station will better serve the hospital and the surrounding vicinity. Bus stop and taxi stands are available. There are 1,950 car park bays at HKL equipped with wireless parking lot detection and guidance system. By the end of 2017, there will be additional 1,270 car park bays with the opening of the Women and Children’s Hospital (WCH) in HKL. ==Awards==

• Global Brands Magazine Awards 2016 - Best Hospital Brand in Malaysia ==Gallery==

Hospital Bersalin, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 20230427 125719.jpg|Maternity hospital (Hospital Bersalin), HKL Jabatan Kerja Sosial Perubatan Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 20230427 125954.jpg|Jabatan Kerja Sosial Perubatan, HKL Jabatan Perubatan Rehabilitasi Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 20230427 123652.jpg|Jabatan Perubatan Rehabilitasi, HKL Jalan Utama Hospital, Kuala Lumpur 20230427 124239.jpg|Jalan Utama Hospital, HKL ==See also==