Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas
Dato’ Dr Jacob Thomas, a medical doctor, has vast experience in hospital management, having served in various capacities at the Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care (RSDH). He was the Executive Director of their Flagship Hospital, Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) for 9 years from 1998 till 2006. Dato’ Dr Jacob is currently the Group Medical Advisor at Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare which comprises of seven hospitals in Malaysia and Indonesia and recently a Day Surgery Centre in Hong Kong. RSDH is a leading tertiary care medical group in the region, reputed for its quality medical care and service excellence.
Recently, Dato’ Dr Jacob Thomas was appointed as the Champion (Head) of the Private Healthcare Productivity Nexus under the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), which seeks to improve productivity of the private healthcare sector in Malaysia. This also includes the must-awaited enhanced Public Private Partnership (PPP). He serves as a Councilor of the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), which is an accredited member of ISQua. Dato’ Dr Jacob has been a member of the Joint Commission International (JCI) board since 2014. Since January 2021, he has been appointed as the Chair of this prestigious board which is based in Chicago, USA. He has served as the Chairman of the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM) board from 2008 till 2018. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care since its formation in 2013 till August 2021.
Dato Dr Jacob Thomas works closely with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) and various Government agencies and NGOs to promote Malaysian Healthcare both locally and internationally.
He is a much sort after speaker at many conferences and seminars both locally and internationally. Dato’ Dr Jacob also sits on the Editorial Board of many Healthcare Magazines and assists as an advisor and judge for regional Healthcare Conferences and Awards.
Dato Dr Jacob Thomas was the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award for Healthcare by Global Health & Travel. This prestigious award is a testament for his contribution to the development of healthcare regionally.