KUALA LUMPUR and TOKYO, Jan. 29, 2016 /Kyodo JBN/ --

Almex System Technology Asia Sdn. Bhd. ("ASTA"), Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur ("Pantai KL"), and Almex Inc. ("Almex"), entered into an MOU on January 28 to introduce an automated patient registration system in Pantai's flagship hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The MOU was executed by Hideyori Hirahara, Managing Director of ASTA, Ronald Koh, Group COO of Pantai Holdings, Anwar Anis, Chief Executive Officer of Pantai KL, and Shohei Mabuchi, President of Almex, in a simple ceremony at the corporate office located in Pantai KL.

Under the MOU, Almex, through its wholly owned subsidiary in Malaysia, ASTA, will install a kiosk on a trial basis to facilitate speedy out-patient registration and issuance of numbers for their doctors' consultation. By introducing this automation system, Pantai KL expects to upgrade the patient service level, reduce patients' waiting time and boost efficiency of the hospital operation process whilst saving work time.

Pantai KL is the pioneer to adopt such an automatic reception kiosk in Malaysia, highly evaluating ASTA/Almex's technology and know-how in hospital management solutions, with the main objective of reducing the stress of waiting time and creating better patient experience.

ASTA was established in Malaysia in November 2014 as Almex's base for its regional operations in Southeast Asia, targeting the hospital, restaurant and hotel industries. Almex, the parent company based in Tokyo, is the leader in the manufacturing and sales of automatic payment machines, automatic reception machines and information display machines, capturing more than 60% of the hospital automation market in Japan.

Established in 1974, Pantai KL is a premier healthcare facility under the Parkway Pantai Limited (PPL) group of hospitals located in the bustling district of Bangsar. Starting off with 68 beds and 20 medical specialists, the 331-bedded hospital today boasts a full array of medical specialties, 5 Centres of Excellence and over 180 medical specialists. Strategically located close to the city center and the satellite city of Petaling Jaya, Pantai KL has a sound reputation as a medical centre of choice for local and international patients who seek excellent healthcare services.

ASTA: www.almex-sta.com

Almex: http://www.almex.jp/company/corporate_en.html

Pantai KL: http://www.pantai.com.my/OurHospitals/PantaiHospitalKualaLumpur.aspx