Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Hospital
Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia
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Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Hospital (Malay: Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, abbreviated HSAAS), formerly Hospital Pengajar UPM (UPM Teaching Hospital), is a teaching hospital managed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). It is located next to UPM's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Serdang Hospital.
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Hospital | |
|---|---|
Facade of HSAAS | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Persiaran MARDI-UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 2.980200°N 101.717747°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM | |
| Services | |
| Yes | |
| Beds | 400 |
| History | |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | hsaas |
| Lists | Hospitals in Malaysia |
History
In 1996, UPM established its Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, prompting plans for a nearby teaching hospital. Due to differing goals between UPM and the Ministry of Health (KKM), Serdang Hospital became a public hospital under KKM rather than a UPM teaching facility. On 14 October 2011, UPM Vice-Chancellor Radin Umar Radin Sohadi proposed collaboration with KKM to the Cabinet to support teaching, research, and clinical services. After discussions, UPM opted to build a teaching hospital as a complement to Serdang Hospital, focusing on stroke, prostate, geriatric, and zoonotic care.[1] Construction began on 27 October 2014 and finished on 15 March 2019, costing RM 582,227,497.73, far exceeding the initial RM 488 million estimate.[2] On 28 February 2023, Sharafuddin of Selangor officially opened the hospital, naming it after UPM's first Chancellor, Salahuddin of Selangor.[1]
Role as PPV
During the COVID-19 pandemic, HSAAS served as a vaccination center (PPV) in Selangor.[3]
