SUNWAY CITY, 11 September 2024—Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC) began its 25th anniversary celebration with its annual SunMed Health Carnival on 8 September at its iconic Tower D Lobby. Setting a new standard in bringing community members together to broaden healthcare education and awareness, the Carnival received overwhelming responses from visitors from all walks of life, where they enjoyed a vibrant array of family-friendly and health-educational activities.
Dr Seow Vei Ken, Chief Executive Officer at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, said during the event, “The Carnival is more than just a symbol of our ongoing commitment towards being inclusive and providing healthcare excellence to the community but also serves as a fun and engaging space that brings everyone together and celebrate their health and well-being. I’m a firm believer that our Carnival does foster a strong sense of community and helps educate the importance of wellness by making informed decisions toward adopting healthier lifestyles.”
To bridge the gap between healthcare and fun, Carnival goers enjoyed various health-themed educational games, including games on memory, hand-eye coordination, and endurance, to name a few. These interactive and educational activities enabled participants to be perceptive and nimble, as well as provide invaluable learning experience. As a notable fabric in Malaysia’s cultural heritage, the Carnival’s attendees also put on their creative caps and created various painted masterpieces during its first hands-on Batik Arts and Crafts Workshop, allowing them to memorialise their experience at the Carnival.
In addition to kid-friendly educational games and the Batik workshop, the Carnival also featured various health screening booths, providing patrons the opportunity to assess their overall health and well-being, including vision screening, speech and hearing check-ups, body composition screening, kidney and urinary health, physical rehabilitation, diabetic care, and more.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed brand partners—Gintell, Duopharma, RHB Bank, Hurix’s, Jura, SpringHealth, Sunway Theme Parks Kedai Runcit, Vita Health, Abbott, Calpis Soda, and other sponsors—whose generous support and collaboration were instrumental in the success of this year’s Carnival. Their contributions to our complimentary screenings, exclusive door gifts and premium lucky draw prizes greatly enriched the experience for all attendees, enabling us to provide valuable health services, education and rewards to the community.
We look forward to organising more fun and engaging community outreach programmes as part of our ongoing efforts to elevate the standard of healthcare in the region, especially since we are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year,” Dr Seow added.
Established in 1999, SMC is the largest quaternary hospital in Malaysia and the only one in the country to be recognised with three major hospital-wide accreditations, including the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation, The Gold Seal of Approval; Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), further bolstering its stature for healthcare excellence.
SMC is also equipped with 28 Centres of Excellence with more than 60 medical specialities and 724 licensed beds, with capacity to expand to about 1,100 beds once the hospital completes its sixth block, Tower F by Q4 2025.
