Kampar Hospital’s A&E Department is giving poor treatment to residents from Kampar and surrounding areas.
Sometimes, we are lucky to get good doctors. Most of the time, we get doctors with no empathy, urgency, or consideration for the sick, especially children and senior citizens.
My wife, Annies Veronica, and I are both senior citizens living in Mambang Diawan, 6km southwest of Kampar, Perak. There are many old people in this town.
My wife suffered from severe UTI that caused serious blood infections, resulting in shivering. On October 6, 2024, at approximately 8 to 9pm, we went to Kampar A&E, waited for about two hours, and made our way in to find two young doctors sitting down with their handphones.
When I appealed to them, they said, “please wait.” We returned home due to frustration.
The next day, we went to a private hospital and my wife was admitted immediately, with a tube put in to remove pus from the kidney.
The purpose of this letter is not to highlight my specific case, but rather to highlight difficulties faced by the community in our small town of Mambang Diawan.
Everybody here talks and jokes about the “third-class mentality” of Kampar A&E.
If you are lucky – seldom – you get a responsible doctor. If you are unlucky – often – you get irresponsible doctors.
When I shared my Kampar A&E experience with KKK (Klinik Kesihatan Kampar), which gives very good patient service, the staff smiled and said “biasalah” (normal.)
In my conversations, almost every other family member has gone through such irresponsible treatment at Kampar A&E. Further, when I checked Google reviews, I was not alone.
Those with money have to rush to private hospitals in Ipoh. Those without money either suffer in silence or simply pass away. This is not just my opinion, but the opinion of many.
I hope that this input will help government doctors, hospitals, and Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad to do something positive for our beloved country.
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