KPJ Kedah Medical Centre
MY Alor Setar, Malaysia · Multi-specialty
Trust Index 83 · Strong
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KPJ Kedah Medical Centre (Kedah Medical Centre Sdn Bhd) has operated in Alor Setar since 1987 and is a member of the KPJ Healthcare group. A 159-bed private specialist hospital serving Malaysia's Northern Region, it is MSQH-accredited and ranked #34 in Malaysia in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026 (score 70.93%).
Verified against: KPJ Kedah Medical Centre — official hospital page (overview, bed count, clinics & centres) · MSQH — Accredited Hospitals directory (Kedah, private hospitals) · Newsweek / Statista — World's Best Hospitals 2026, Malaysia · Wikidata — Kedah Medical Centre (inception date 1 May 1987) · OpenStreetMap — Kedah Medical Centre building (geocode) · existing · google.com
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- Patient rating
- 4.7/5
- 1,291 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 83/100
- Strong
- Data confidence
- 51%
- Partial · 31% verified
- Founded
- 1987
- 39 yrs
- Published prices
- 5
- from $9
- Specialties
- 3
- departments
Medical Travel Cost Hospital Index
MHI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable score per hospital — each metric below is measured against the registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Trust Index 83 Our index 83/100 · vs 49 same-country hospitals · 100th percentile
- Profile completeness 51 Our index 51% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 70 ✓ Verified #34 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 4.7★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 99th percentile
- Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency 50 Imported 5 published · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
- Scale 55 ✓ Verified 159 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 10th percentile
The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Prices by field
Imported — unverifiedThe hospital's published procedure prices, grouped by field — open any row to see what's in the price. Room rates and packages are listed separately below.
Cancer Screening and Diagnostic MYR 35–MYR 1,179 · from $9 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$2
- Anesthesia$1
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$4
- Implants & materials$1
- Post-op & follow-up$1
Hospital stay ≈ $171/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Breast Cancer X-ray Screening (Mammogram) MYR 189–MYR 229 · from $46 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$11
- Anesthesia$3
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$21
- Implants & materials$7
- Post-op & follow-up$4
Hospital stay ≈ $171/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Normal Delivery (Vaginal Birth) MYR 2,280–MYR 2,280 · from $557 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$139
- Anesthesia$28
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$251
- Implants & materials$87
- Post-op & follow-up$52
Hospital stay ≈ $171/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Caesarean Section (C-Section) MYR 6,888–MYR 7,222 · from $1,680 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$420
- Anesthesia$84
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$757
- Implants & materials$263
- Post-op & follow-up$158
Hospital stay ≈ $171/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Cataract Surgery MYR 3,348–MYR 7,700 · from $818 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$230
- Anesthesia$41
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$368
- Implants & materials$128
- Post-op & follow-up$51
Hospital stay ≈ $171/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Prices are the hospital's published ranges (unverified imports are labelled). The line-item split inside each row is modeled from typical cost structures for this preview — the total is the published price and the hospital-stay line uses the real room rate where known. Actual quotes vary by case & surgeon.
Location & getting here
Verified 2026-07-14Address, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Pumpong, 05250 Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Pumpong · Alor Setar, Malaysia
Getting here
- Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim 5.5 km · ~8 min (≈, OSM)
Accreditations
Independently verifiableOnly independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.
Malaysian Society for Quality in Health
Full hospital accreditation — listed under Kedah private hospitals in MSQH's accredited-facilities directory
Newsweek / Statista
#34 in Malaysia (score 70.93%)
Independent signals
SourcedGovernment quality-inspection grades, independent accreditation/certification, and insurer networks — matched from public registries, not submitted by the hospital.
Government quality grade
- MSQH MSQH (Malaysian Society for Quality in Health) Hospital Accreditation: accredited, private hospital, Kedah. Accreditation period 29/11/2022 - 28/11/2026. MSQH lists this facility without the 'KPJ' brand prefix our corpus uses. as of 2026 Source →
Conditions treated here
This hospitalKPJ Kedah Medical Centre treats 51 conditions across 3 fields. What it covers — tap a field for this hospital's own prices.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) · Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) · Basal cell carcinoma · Bladder Cancer · Brain tumor · Breast cancer · Cervical cancer · Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) · Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) · Colon cancer · Cutaneous lymphoma · Endometrial cancer · Esophageal cancer · Gastric cancer · Head and Neck Cancer · Hepatocellular carcinoma · Hodgkin Lymphoma · Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma) · Leukemia · Lung cancer · Lymphoma · Melanoma · Multiple myeloma · Oral cancer · Ovarian cancer · Pancreatic cancer · Prostate cancer · Rectal Cancer · Soft Tissue Sarcoma · Squamous cell carcinoma · Testicular cancer · Thyroid Cancer
Age-Related Macular Degeneration · Cataracts · Diabetic Retinopathy · Dry Eye Disease · Glaucoma · Keratoconus · Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) · Ptosis (Drooping Eyelid) · Refractive Error (Myopia, Astigmatism) · Retinal detachment · Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Endometriosis · Infertility (female) · Infertility (male) · Menopause · Ovarian cysts · Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) · Recurrent Miscarriage · Uterine Fibroids
A directory of fields this hospital covers — not a claim it treats every case. Suitability is confirmed with the specialist.
Specialists & departments
This hospital3 specialties across 3 fields. Tap a field for this hospital's prices.
Gynecologist
Ophthalmologist
Doctor types, never named individuals.
Compare hospitals in Malaysia
Our indexSide by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.
Compared with 3 other Malaysia hospitals here, KPJ Kedah Medical Centre carries a BB grade (#34 in Malaysia — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (67).
| Metric | This hospital KPJ Kedah Medical Centre Alor Setar | Sunway Medical Centre Subang Jaya | Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur | Subang Jaya Medical Centre Subang Jaya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | BB · 67 | AAA · 91 ★ | AA · 86 | AA · 84 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #34 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 4.7★ ★ | 4.7★ ★ | 4.4★ | 4.5★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | JCI | 2 independent ★ | JCI | JCI |
| Published pricesverified, comparable | — | — | — | — |
| From pricecheapest verified | — | — | — | — |
| Profile | You're here | Open profile | Open profile | Open profile |
Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →
Common questions about KPJ Kedah Medical Centre
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How much does treatment at KPJ Kedah Medical Centre cost?
KPJ Kedah Medical Centre publishes prices for 5 procedures, starting from about $9. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include cancer treatment (oncology), fertility & ivf, eye care (ophthalmology). Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.
Is KPJ Kedah Medical Centre accredited?
Yes — KPJ Kedah Medical Centre holds MSQH. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is KPJ Kedah Medical Centre rated?
KPJ Kedah Medical Centre has a 4.7-star Google rating from 1,291 reviews, and scores 71/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #34 in Malaysia — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is KPJ Kedah Medical Centre known for?
KPJ Kedah Medical Centre (Kedah Medical Centre Sdn Bhd) has operated in Alor Setar since 1987 and is a member of the KPJ Healthcare group. A 159-bed private specialist hospital serving Malaysia's Northern Region, it is MSQH-accredited and ranked #34 in Malaysia in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026 (score 70.93%).
Where is KPJ Kedah Medical Centre?
KPJ Kedah Medical Centre is located at Pumpong, 05250 Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia, Pumpong, Alor Setar, Malaysia.
Traveling to Alor Setar, Malaysia
Sourced Full Malaysia guide →Malaysia is a value-leading, English-speaking medical-travel hub coordinated by the government's Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC). Foreign patients — many from Indonesia and the wider region — come to internationally-accredited private hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor for cardiology, fertility, orthopaedics and screening at prices well below Singapore and the West.
- Visa
- Most Western nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia) enter visa-free for 30–90 days for tourism or business; travel purely for treatment uses a medical visa.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- Malaysia issues a Medical Tourism e-Visa for treatment longer than the visa-free window, granted on an invitation letter from an MHTC-registered hospital via the immigration eVISA portal.
- Arrival
- Most travellers must complete the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within 3 days before arrival.
- Currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (RM / MYR)
- Languages
- Malay and English are official; English is widely spoken and staff at international hospitals are English-speaking
- Safety & recourse
- Generally safe · Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: Malaysia MyVISA (immigration eVISA — Medical) · Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
Data & sources
31% verified Show all dataHow much of this profile is verified data — every section above carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
All 16 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation ✓ Verified
- Published prices Imported
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Imported
- Safety & complications Modeled
- Accommodation & rooms Modeled
- Facilities & access Imported
- Insurance & payment Modeled
- Inclusive & accessible care Modeled
- Ownership & governance ✓ Verified
- Volume & outcomes Modeled
- International-patient mix Modeled
- Surgical team depth Modeled
- Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →
Reviews, staff, accreditations, awards, research and inclusive-care figures are aggregated or modeled from published signals for this preview; real registry, outcome and review data replace them before launch. How we model this →