Hospital Sultanah Aminah
MY Johor Bahru, Malaysia · Multi-specialty
Trust Index 56 · Limited
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Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSAJB) is a public Ministry of Health hospital in Johor Bahru, tracing to an 1882 predecessor facility with the present main building erected 1938–1941. It is the largest hospital in Johor and the state's principal tertiary referral centre, with a currently reported gazetted capacity of 1,206 beds.
Verified against: Wikipedia — Sultanah Aminah Hospital (government-funded, founded 1882, largest hospital in Johor / main tertiary referral centre) · Malaysiakini — hospital history: predecessor built 1882, present building 1938, Palmer & Turner design · The Star — "80% of beds at Johor's Sultanah Aminah Hospital have been replaced, says exco rep" (26 Sept 2025) — current bed capacity 1,206 · hospital.com.my — Hospital Sultanah Aminah directory listing (address, department list) · OpenStreetMap / Nominatim — Hospital Sultanah Aminah geocode · commons.wikimedia.org · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com · HSAJB — official history page (Sejarah Hospital): neighbourhood/siting description, current-services count "21 perkhidmatan klinikal", cardiac referral-centre designation — via Wayback Machine, live site unreachable · HSAJB — official Pencapaian & Pensijilan (Achievements & Certification) page, certificate-image gallery — via Wayback Machine · HSAJB — official Kadar Deposit dan Wad (Deposit & Ward Rates) page, Malaysian-citizen rates — via Wayback Machine · HSAJB — official Direktori Wad (ward directory), confirms named CCU ward — via Wayback Machine · HSAJB — official Alamat dan Lokasi (Address & Location) page, public contact email — via Wayback Machine · HSAJB — official 6-page Parking FAQ PDF (LPR/cashless system, rates), Feb 2025 — via Wayback Machine
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- Patient rating
- 2.4/5
- 1,058 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 56/100
- Limited
- Data confidence
- 51%
- Partial · 38% verified
- Founded
- 1882
- 144 yrs
- Specialty centers
- 21
- sourced
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- Trust Index 56 Our index 56/100 · vs 49 same-country hospitals · 0th percentile
- Profile completeness 51 Our index 51% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 45 ✓ Verified #36 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 2.4★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 25th percentile
- Accreditation 71 ✓ Verified 2 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency — Not sourced — · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
- Scale 91 ✓ Verified 1,206 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 82th percentile
The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Location & getting here
Verified 2026-07-24Address, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Hospital's own history page: located in a hilly area facing the Tebrau Strait (Selat Tebrau), hospital grounds cover 98.6 acres, ~2km from Johor Bahru city centre on Jalan Skudai, facing Singapore across the strait
Getting here
- Bukit Chagar 1.8 km · ~5 min (≈, OSM)
- Johor Bahru Sentral 2.0 km · ~5 min (≈, OSM)
Arriving from the airport
- Parking
- Paid on-site parking with automated License Plate Recognition (LPR/ANPR), cashless — RM2.00 first hour or part thereof, RM1.00 each subsequent hour, RM20.00 daily maximum; flat rate RM5.00/day for authorized long-term patients/regular visitors/ward caregivers; first 15 minutes free (drop-off/pick-up grace period)
Accommodation & rooms
SourcedWhere you'll stay — 4 room types from ≈ $1/night. Rates include service charge & meals.
Kelas 1A (Class 1A Ward)
Kelas 1C (Class 1C Ward)
Kelas 1D (Class 1D Ward)
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Kelas 3 (Class 3 Ward)
Source: HSAJB official Kadar Deposit dan Wad (Deposit & Ward Rates) page, Malaysian-citizen rates — via Wayback Machine, live site unreachable
Accreditations
Independently verifiableOnly independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.
WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (Malaysian MOH programme)
Certificate displayed on the hospital's own Pencapaian & Pensijilan (Achievements & Certification) page
Malaysian MOH hospital quality grading
"GRED A (1.756) - 2014" per the certificate image on the hospital's own Pencapaian & Pensijilan page
Newsweek / Statista
#36 in Malaysia (listed as "Hospital Sultanah Aminah")
Compare hospitals in Malaysia
Our indexSide by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.
Compared with 3 other Malaysia hospitals here, Hospital Sultanah Aminah carries a BB grade (#36 in Malaysia — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (64).
| Metric | This hospital Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru | Sunway Medical Centre Subang Jaya | Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur | Subang Jaya Medical Centre Subang Jaya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | BB · 64 | AAA · 91 ★ | AA · 86 | AA · 84 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #36 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 2.4★ | 4.7★ ★ | 4.4★ | 4.5★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | 2 independent ★ | 2 independent ★ | JCI | JCI |
| Published pricesverified, comparable | — | — | — | — |
| From pricecheapest verified | — | — | — | — |
| Profile | You're here | Open profile | Open profile | Open profile |
Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →
Common questions about Hospital Sultanah Aminah
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
Is Hospital Sultanah Aminah accredited?
Yes — Hospital Sultanah Aminah holds Hospital Rakan Bayi, GRED A. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is Hospital Sultanah Aminah rated?
Hospital Sultanah Aminah has a 2.4-star Google rating from 1,058 reviews, and scores 62/100 (grade BBB) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #36 in Malaysia — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is Hospital Sultanah Aminah known for?
Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSAJB) is a public Ministry of Health hospital in Johor Bahru, tracing to an 1882 predecessor facility with the present main building erected 1938–1941. It is the largest hospital in Johor and the state's principal tertiary referral centre, with a currently reported gazetted capacity of 1,206 beds.
Where is Hospital Sultanah Aminah?
Hospital Sultanah Aminah is located at Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, 80100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Traveling to Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Sourced Full Malaysia guide →Malaysia is a value-leading, English-speaking medical-travel hub coordinated by the government's Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC). Foreign patients — many from Indonesia and the wider region — come to internationally-accredited private hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor for cardiology, fertility, orthopaedics and screening at prices well below Singapore and the West.
- Visa
- Most Western nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia) enter visa-free for 30–90 days for tourism or business; travel purely for treatment uses a medical visa.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- Malaysia issues a Medical Tourism e-Visa for treatment longer than the visa-free window, granted on an invitation letter from an MHTC-registered hospital via the immigration eVISA portal.
- Arrival
- Most travellers must complete the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within 3 days before arrival.
- Currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (RM / MYR)
- Languages
- Malay and English are official; English is widely spoken and staff at international hospitals are English-speaking
- Safety & recourse
- Generally safe · Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: Malaysia MyVISA (immigration eVISA — Medical) · Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
Data & sources
38% verified Show all dataHow much of this profile is verified data — every section above carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
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- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation Not yet collected
- Published prices Not yet collected
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Imported
- Safety & complications ✓ Verified
- Accommodation & rooms ✓ Verified
- Facilities & access Imported
- Insurance & payment Modeled
- Inclusive & accessible care Modeled
- Ownership & governance ✓ Verified
- Volume & outcomes Modeled
- International-patient mix Modeled
- Surgical team depth Modeled
- Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →
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