The construction of two new hospitals in Pasir Gudang and Kempas in Johor is expected to help ease congestion, especially in the state’s two main hospitals, namely Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and Sultan Ismail Hospital (HSI).

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar said the Pasir Gudang Hospital, which is 40 percent complete, is expected to be fully completed in November next year.

The construction of the...