2010 · Section 14, Shah Alam
Room for the next chapter.
A purpose-built, 120-bed hospital marked a new stage in the journey. The name would later change from DEMC to Avisena.
The Leap
Into Legacy
Building a Hospital Brand
That Outlasts Me
The buildings tell one story.
This is the story behind them.
The places
behind the story.
From the first shoplots to a place on Shah Alam’s skyline. A few landmarks in a much larger, more personal journey.
The early years · Section 9, Shah Alam
A small beginning. A very human ambition.
The journey began in shoplots, with 15 initial beds. PMMC would grow into neighbouring premises before becoming Darul Ehsan Medical Centre—DEMC.
2019 · A second hospital
A growing place in the city.
The 19-storey Avisena Women’s & Children’s Specialist Hospital opened on a two-acre site. It was later renamed Avisena Specialist Hospital 2.
The milestones are only the beginning.
Follow the hospital’s journeyA reader’s perspective
Tan Sri Syed Zainal AbidinChairman, Dagang NeXchange Berhad
“There is a particular kind of story that can only be told by someone who has spent many years carrying the responsibility of an organisation.”
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“There is a particular kind of story that can only be told by someone who has spent many years carrying the responsibility of an organisation. From the outside, people see the buildings, the brand, the growth and, eventually, the success. Those who have led organisations know that the real story is usually found elsewhere: in the decisions made when there were no obvious answers, in the people who had to be convinced, in the risks that could not be calculated neatly, and in the many nights when the person at the top went home still wondering whether the decision made that day was the right one.”
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On writing The Leap Into LegacyGo beyond
the milestones.
The decisions, the people, and the responsibility of building something meant to last.
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