National Heart Institute of Malaysia (Malay: Institut Jantung Negara, abbreviated as IJN), is a heart surgery centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in September 1992, IJN provides cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery services for both adult and paediatric cases. As the national referral centre for cardiovascular disease, IJN sees new cases referred from all over the country and abroad as well as follow-up cases at the outpatient clinics.
IJN is currently expanding to increase the facilities and is expected to complete by 2nd quarter of 2009. Upon completion, IJN will have a total of 432 beds specially dedicated for heart treatment and will be one of the largest heart centres in the region.
1960s – Cardiology and Cardiothoracic services are only available in missionary hospitals in Malaysia
1970s – Cardiology and Cardiothoracic services available in University Hospital
1981 – Establishment of Cardiology Department in General Hospital Kuala Lumpur
1982 – Establishment of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department in General Hospital Kuala Lumpur
1992 – Establishment of Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Malaysia's premier heart centre and the first medical services corporatised in the country
2005 – Institut Jantung Negara was placed under IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd
IJN is a limited company with 99.99% equity ownership by the Malaysian Government under the Minister of Finance Incorporated
IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd
Owned by Ministry of Finance
Incorporated in 2005
Investment holding company for the IJN Group
Responsible for strategic development, corporate development and capital resource management for Institut Jantung Negara
Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd
Operates under Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) or the National Heart Institute a regionally and globally known tertiary heart care centre
Incorporated on 1 August 1992
Responsible for hospital operations and research
IJN Capital Sdn Bhd
Special purpose vehicle for fund raising
Protection of risk and liabilities of fund raising from the hospital operations
IJN College Sdn Bhd
Incorporated in January 2007
Owns IJN College / College of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences
Nation’s first (1st) post basic training and education centre, specializing in cardiac care.
IJN Foundation
Established in 1995
To raise philanthropic support for IJN
Raises and manages private funds for:
Cutting edge research
Scholarship,education and training
Patients’ welfare
Over 150,000 total patients treated per year
Government referred patients are the main contributor
Over 100,000 total Government patients treated per year
Average Rate of Patient Growth from year 2002–2006 is 5.5%
Average Rate of Turnover Growth from year 2002–2006 is 13.2%
Total number of patients treated: More than 200,000
Total number of surgeries (open heart, closed heart and thoracic) performed: 38,518
Total number of Invasive Cardiology procedures performed: 87,092
Total number of non-invasive investigation tests performed: 573,847
Total admission: 143,202
Total outpatient attendance: 1,135,110
Average length of stay (2007): 6.1 days
Average bed occupancy rate (2007): 76.7%
Outpatient Services
Cardiology
new case referral
follow up cases
non-invasive investigations
Executive Screening Programme (ESP)
24-hour emergency services
Cardiothoracic Surgery
new case referral
pre & post surgical consultations
Allied Health Services
diet counselling
cardiac rehabilitation
patient counselling
CT Scan
Inpatient Services
Cardiology
management of unstable angina, heart attack, heart failure
invasive procedure : diagnostic (catheterisation, angiogram, electrophysiology study (EPS))
therapeutic procedure : (angioplasty, Radio Frequency Ablation, Arterial/Ventricular Septal Defect by Occluder)
Cardiothoracic Surgery
open heart surgery
closed heart surgery
thoracic surgery
heart transplant
lung transplant
Current Building
One of the largest medical institutions in Malaysia; 82,000 square meters
270-bedded hospital comprises suites, Junior Suites, Executive Deluxe, Standard Single, Double-bedded, Three-bedded, Five-bedded and six-bedded rooms
Eight general wards for cardiology and cardiothoracic cases
18-bedded Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
12-bedded Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
10-bedded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
5 Operating Theatres
4 Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratories
11-bedded day care ward
6-bedded 24-hour Emergency Department
New Building (Open in 2009)
New facilities with a total addition of 192 beds
158 beds for Phase B & C with a space provision of 34 beds for future expansion
New Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratories (6 units)
New Operating Theatre Complex (4 OTs)
New Intensive Care Unit (30 beds)
New Coronary Care Unit (24 beds)
Dialysis Centre
Health Screening Centre<
Cafes and shops
Awards and accomplishments
1992
Performed 1st Open Heart Surgery & Angioplasty
1996
Performed 1st Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
1997
Best Presentation Award (pediatric Cardiology Team) at the Royal Children's Hospital International Symposium in Melbourne, Australia
Performed 1st Heart Transplant in the country
Performed 1st ASD Occlusion
2002
Paper entitled "Bilateral Aorta Iliac Occlusion won 1st prize in "Best of Asia Interventions" competition
Won an award in the Technical Services Improvement Project category at Asian Hospital Management Award held in Bangkok, Thailand
2003
Performed 1st awake CABG in the nation and regionally
2004
Awarded ISO 9000:2001 Certification
Awarded UKAS Quality Management Certification
Performed 1st stem cell transplantation which is reckoned to be the 1st in the region
2005
Awarded Malaysian Society for Quality in Health Accreditation (MSQH)
Performed 1st Single Lung Transplant
Awarded the International Dietetic Network Star Award by the American Overseas Dietetics Association (AODA) – Dietetic and Dietary Manager, the first Asian and Malaysian to receive this award from AODA for year 2005 nutriweb.org.my/article.php?sid=107
Performed Implanted IVAD, a mechanical heart
Performed single lung transplant
2006
Performed 1st Double Lung Transplant
Performed Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Collaboration partners:
Hospital
- Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, India (2005)
- Papworth Hospital, United Kingdom (2005)
- Herz-Diabeteszetrum Nordrein Westfalen, Germany (2005)
- Sabah Medical Centre (2005)
- Hanoi Heart Centre, Vietnam (2006)
- Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) (2006)
- Saudi German Hospital (Saudi Arabia) (2006)
- Pusrawi Hospital, Malaysia (2007)
University
- Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom (2006)
- Kansai Medical University, Japan (2006)
- University of South Australia (2007)
- University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia (2007)
