KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): PMCK Bhd (KL:PMCK), newly listed on the ACE Market, is targeting to raise its bed occupancy rate by keeping prices of its treatment low to encourage repeat patients.
The target is for bed occupancy of 70% to 80% for the financial year ending April 30, 2026 (FY2026), PMCK financial controller Yap Chee Yoong said at a press conference following the company’s listing on Wednesday. In FY2025, PMCK’s bed occupancy was a little under 70%.
Keeping its prices low has led to more than four out of five patients coming back, said managing director Datuk Lee Gaik Cheng.
PMCK operates the Putra Medical Centre in Alor Setar, offering specialist consultant services, emergency care and clinical support with 40 consultants across 17 specialisations.
The company is now in the midst of a mixed development dubbed PMC Kulim, consisting of a 12-storey private medical centre, food court and hotel that will prioritise patients’ family members on a site measuring over 141,000 sq ft in Kulim, Kedah.
The government’s Hospital Services Outsourcing Programme — which allows public hospitals to refer patients to private healthcare facilities to ease congestion and reduce waiting times — could also help boost bed occupancy rates, PMCK strategic director Lee Yong Qian said.
“We are very hopeful and optimistic for the future,” he added.
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