{"id":325342,"date":"2026-04-08T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325342"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:04:00","slug":"malaysia-deepens-healthcare-ties-with-medan-as-indonesians-increasingly-seek-trusted-treatment-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=325342","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Deepens Healthcare Ties With Medan As Indonesians Increasingly Seek Trusted Treatment Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MEDAN, April 8 (Bernama) &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong>For many families in Medan and across North Sumatra, travelling across the Straits of Malacca for medical care has become an increasingly familiar healthcare journey. Patients seeking specialised procedures or second medical opinions often look beyond national borders for greater diagnostic certainty, advanced medical technology and specialised expertise that may not always be readily available locally. Over time, Malaysia has emerged as one of the most trusted destinations for Indonesian patients seeking timely and reliable care. This cross-border healthcare movement has gradually formed a strong Medan\u2013Penang healthcare corridor, connecting patients from North Sumatra to Malaysia\u2019s major hospital hubs. The region serves a population catchment of more than 15 million people, with Medan acting as the primary gateway for patients travelling from surrounding areas such as Aceh, Padang, Pekanbaru and Batam when seeking treatment abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mrem.bernama.com\/viewsm.php?idm=53946\">https:\/\/mrem.bernama.com\/viewsm.php?idm=53946<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEDAN, April 8 (Bernama) &#8212;\u00a0For many families in Medan and across North Sumatra, travelling across the Straits of Malacca for medical care has become an increasingly familiar healthcare journey. Patients seeking specialised procedures or second medical opinions often look beyond national borders for greater diagnostic certainty, advanced medical technology and specialised expertise that may not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[315],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325342"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325343,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325342\/revisions\/325343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=325342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=325342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}