^{Tokku Zone Main Picture:  Members of ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital and Eureka Robotics Centre from Cardiff Metropolitan University joined hands to introduce Malaysia’s first tokku zone}


KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital, one of Malaysia’s comprehensive single-specialty Orthopaedic Hospital and the Eureka Robotics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University have joined hands to introduce Malaysia’s first Tokku Zone to enable the offering of service robots in a single-specialty orthopaedic hospital.
 
The Tokku Zone is a special area for Robotics Empirical Testing and Development (RT Special Zone) originating from Japan. The Zone has already been established in areas such as Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City and Cardiff City.
 
By entering the Tokku Zone, patients and healthcare staff are able to co-exist with service robots within the area and aid in solving real-life problems with Artificial Intelligence (AI) together. The special area that has been established in ALTY is currently on its Level 6, where patients and staff can interact with the robots in place.
 
Upon entering the Zone, patients will be given the choice to either interact or decline to engage with the humanoid robots.
 
Additionally, the Zone further assists in supporting staff, researchers, policymakers and manufacturers to shape the enhancement, practical needs, risks and governance of service robots.
 
“At ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital, we are believers of utilising cutting edge technology to advance the work we do for our patients. In line with it, ALTY is among the first in Malaysia to have an established Tokku Zone for Robotics Empirical Testing and Development. The second and third Tokku Zones in Malaysia are at University Malaya and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), drawn by EURKEA Robotics Centre.  
 
“By integrating this zone into ALTY, our team of experts will be working alongside healthcare service robots to further enrich our patients’ experience when they visit ALTY. Additionally, the technology also provides nurses with assistance on selected routine operational tasks which will in turn have a positive impact on productivity,” said Dr Savitha Dharan, Chief Executive Officer, ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital. 
 
 “ALTY is a progressive and innovative specialist hospital in South East Asia, commissioning patient-centred care by nurses we have privileged to support. This Healthcare Robotics as a Service (HRaaS) collaboration is pioneering and embracing thoughtful integration and initial AI transformation for enhanced nursing care services in Malaysia and Wales,” stated Dr Esyin Chew, Director of EUREK Robotics Centre (www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/eureka)

Additionally, the integration of service robots to enhance patient engagement and quality of service is in line with ALTY’s recent accreditation of MSQH which was achieved within a year of official opening. 
 
The service robots currently in place function to assist nurses with services of hospital introduction, patient social engagement and awareness-based education programmes.
 
For more information on ALTY’s public posture screening tour and other activities in conjunction with the ALTY-Mate Bone Care Month, visit our Facebook page or www.altyortho.com
 

About ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital
 
ALTY (‘Adding Life to Years’) Orthopaedic Hospital, formerly known as HSC Medical Center is your one-stop specialist centre providing you and your loved ones comprehensive modern care on all orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions.
As a holistic, premier orthopaedic hospital, we specialise in surgical and non-surgical treatments, offering cutting edge solutions through our Spine and Joint Clinics. With contemporary facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, patient well-being and recovery is at the heart of what we do. 
 
Our dedicated team of renowned orthopaedic specialists with decades of experience in practice as well as other highly trained healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses and other support staff aim to provide an exceptional standard of personal and professional care to patients.
 
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For more information, visit https://www.altyortho.com/
 
Source: HSC MEDICAL CENTRE (KL) SDN BHD

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