23 April 2026
First Ambulance Services has been named Ambulance Service of the Year (Asia-Pacific) at the Global Health Asia-Pacific Healthcare Awards for the sixth time since 2020.
Tag: ambulance
11 February 2026
Tangga Batu MP asks when KK Sungai Udang will get a new ambulance that's been lacking for 6 months, citing the death of a 41yo doctor from the clinic after she was brought to Melaka Hospital via regular transport. "Imagine if this happened to your family."
20 November 2025
Despite Putrajaya’s claim that issues with the new NG MERS 999 system were "isolated incidents", state health departments, government hospitals, and Klinik Kesihatan have posted alternative numbers for medical emergencies in Kedah and Perlis.
15 November 2024
Dr Sean Thum says Uberising ambulances in Malaysia can help cut ambulance response times, avoiding common delays with the 999 line. But Uber ambulances may be potentially misused with non-emergency cases if there aren't trained operators to triage calls.
13 November 2024
Deputy sec-gen (finance) Norazman Ayob says MOH is exploring “Uberising” ambulance services, pooling public and private ambulances that can be accessed via an app. The ambulance's journey can be tracked; users can choose to go to MOH or private hospitals.
15 November 2023
Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni says many vehicles belonging to the health ministry have experienced increased mileage due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in some ambulances being out of service, exacerbating the demand for more ambulances.
17 March 2023
The AG’s report cited staff shortages and distance between emergency sites and hospitals as reasons for the ministry’s failure to meet its KPI for responding to Priority 1 cases.
16 March 2023
The Auditor-General’s report revealed that a shortage of ambulances at Tawau Hospital resulted in 17 emergency calls going unanswered.
29 September 2022
Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) says a patient’s medical record is "government property" and that providing copies of medical records and information related to a patient, including ambulance calls, to a lawyer without a court order is prohibited.
24 August 2022
The Academy of Medicine Malaysia’s 2016 guidance on emergency services for out of hospital cardiac arrest will be used to develop a new prehospital care policy for all MOH's ambulance response units.