The medical tourism industry has generated RM726 million in income since the opening of the borders in April of last year and is on track to meet its RM1 billion target for 2022. In 2025, the sector is anticipated to generate RM2 billion in revenue annually.

According to these forecasts, the purpose-built township KL Wellness City (KLWC) hopes to promote medical tourism in Malaysia through its vision of a 360-degree wellness hub centered around its township, which includes all facets of healthcare, wellness, fitness, and business, as well as residential, retail, and commercial offerings.

"Step down, rehab, and wellness development for health care travel" has been designated by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council as one of the crucial touchpoints that need significant changes, according to Dr. Colin Lee, managing director of KL Wellness City.

"KLWC is a city with wellness living and health care at its core. KLWC is intended to evolve into a destination for domestic and international medical tourism as the first real estate development in Southeast Asia to pioneer a holistic ecosystem of health care and wellness-centric lifestyle.

"KLWC will promote Malaysia as the ideal place in the Southeast Asia region to travel to and visit, as well as to indulge in an environment of the best health care and wellness facilities geared for better living," says the organization.

KL Wellness City is a comprehensive healthcare travel ecosystem that spans over 26.49 acres and is 45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). It is anchored by the Nobel Healthcare Park, the International Tertiary Hospital, 379 medical specialist suites, retirement communities for independent and assisted living, a healthcare mall, residential units, commercial shop lots offering health and fitness-centric retail, as well as food and beverage outlets, a Multimed, and a hospital.

The Nobel Healthcare Park, which is located in the heart of Bukit Jalil and consists of medical, business, wellness, and retail suites, is connected to the nearby International Hospital @ KL Wellness City, which has been approved as a tertiary hospital with 624 beds and can expand to 1,000 beds.

Several nations, including Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, and China, have sent medical tourists to Malaysia because of the country's accessible and high-quality healthcare.

"In terms of medical tourism, the wellness suites serve patients in step-down care or those who have been released from the hospital but are still recuperating and may need support, such as daily physiotherapy or rehabilitation.

The families of medical tourists who need lodging close to the patients and to various medical professionals, services, and facilities as needed, particularly The International Tertiary Hospital, are also catered to by the suites, according to Dr. Lee.

The International Tertiary Hospital, he continued, aims to be the most technologically advanced in the area in terms of cardiology, spine health, neuro health, sports medicine, cosmetic surgery, and fertility, with cutting-edge technology-equipped research and development (R&D) laboratories and facilities for clinical studies in a variety of fields.

The Nobel Healthcare Park is part of the KLWC ecosystem, which covers the aspects of health care, including acute medical care, emergency care, wellness, and fitness in addition to cultivating a lifestyle that is health-centric for its residents and medical professionals. Leveraging on Malaysia's history as one of the best locations for medical tourism.

"Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, it is important for people to maintain a healthy lifestyle. KLWC was designed with a focus on healthy living.

The Nobel Healthcare Park, a first-of-its-kind medical and wellness hub, aims to revolutionize how medical professionals run and manage their offices as well as how individuals live and reside, bringing a sense of longevity and well-being into every aspect of their daily life. By establishing a new standard for hospitality, living, and medical care through KLWC, we both want to make Malaysia the indisputable destination for medical tourism.