SHAH ALAM, June 4 — Selgate Corporation Sdn Bhd is expanding its long-term care ecosystem with plans to develop dedicated elderly care facilities and strengthen collaboration with nursing institutions to address healthcare worker shortages.
Selgate group chief executive officer Datuk Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth said the integrated healthcare model is designed to cover care “from cradle to grave”, with senior care the main component of its upcoming infrastructure pipeline.
He said Selgate’s expansion comes amid rising demand for structured eldercare services, driven by demographic shifts and increasing need for long-term care solutions in urban centres.
“Within our ecosystem, it is from cradle to grave, from birth until death. That is what we are building towards,” he said during a recent interview with Media Selangor.
Noor Hisham said Selgate is building an old folks’ home in Sepang, expected to be completed in the next three years, adding that the facility is part of Selgate’s wider strategy to develop a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem encompassing clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, hospitals and long-term care services.
The integrated model, he said, would allow the company to provide more continuous healthcare support across different stages of life while distinguishing Selgate from conventional healthcare operators.
“Some players have hospitals, while others have supporting healthcare ecosystems. We are building both within the same network.”
Noor Hisham said the agency under the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is also looking to address one of the healthcare sector’s most pressing challenges — the shortage of nurses.
Noor Hisham said the nurse shortage remains a crucial operational constraint across the healthcare industry, especially as hospital capacities expand, and added that while doctors are generally available, addressing the nurse shortage requires long-term investment in planning and training.
He said collaborations with training institutions, including international partners, are being strengthened to build a more sustainable healthcare professionals pipeline.
“As a state government-linked company, we started collaborating with Universiti Selangor (UNISEL), which has its own nursing school. We are working together to strengthen the nursing workforce.
“The state government has also allocated RM4.7 million this year to sponsor about 50 UNISEL nursing students over a three-year period, with the aim of placing them in Selgate hospitals upon completion of their training,” said Noor Hisham.
