emergency and trauma department (ETD) Archives

13 January 2026

Malaysia

Johor Mobilises Contract Doctors Amid HSAJB’s Medical Officer Shortage, Routine ED Diversions

JKNJ is mobilising contract doctors to curb MO shortages in Johor hospitals. HSAJB has been routinely diverting mostly Green Zone cases from its emergency department since July 2025, but Yellow Zone diversions became more frequent since last month.

12 June 2025

Malaysia

New Health DG Praises ‘Extraordinary’ Gerik Hospital Heroes

New Health DG Mahathar, who is an emergency doctor, praises the "extraordinary" work of health care workers, the "true heroes", in Gerik Hospital and other facilities in handling the Gerik bus crash. HDK says the DG's letter is "so meaningful to us all."

26 March 2025

Letter

Poor Treatment In Kampar Hospital’s A&E Department — Rajamanickam A Kolandasamy

A senior citizen living in Mambang Diawan complains about poor treatment from doctors at Kampar Hospital's emergency department that serves the community in the small town. "Everybody here talks and jokes about the 'third-class mentality' of Kampar A&E."

14 February 2025

Letter

Emergency Care In MOH Hospitals — Practising Emergency Physician

In a rebuttal to an emergency physician's (EP) two-part article on emergency care in MOH hospitals, a practising EP says the two articles run completely opposite to on-the-ground ETD services and don't represent the current practice of emergency medicine.

14 February 2025

Letter

Is An Out-Of-The-Box Solution For Emergency Care Truly Impossible? — Hospitalist

A hospitalist, addressing an emergency physician's 2-part article on emergency care, says treating overcrowding isn't about a bigger ED or corridor medicine. "Instead the whole system from entry point, hospitalist care and exit point must change together."

12 February 2025

Malaysia

STAR Project Shows Limited Success In Reducing HTAR’s Non-Critical Emergency Cases: Report

The STAR project to reduce non-critical emergency cases at HTAR in Klang shows limited success, with Green Zone cases dropping by under 4% from March 2023 to March 2024. While the initiative initially reduced cases, numbers rose again a few months later.

7 February 2025

Letter

Calling Code Blue For Emergency Care In MOH Hospitals: Part 2 — Emergency Physician

An emergency physician suggests reducing the number of MOs in the ED. A unit should have 1 emergency physician, 1 MO, and maybe 1 HO. The ED should be a specialist-only area for all specialties. ED observation ward should also be a specialist zone.

26 July 2024

Letter

Ambulance Diversion (De Facto Emergency Department Closure) In Selangor May Harm Patients — Public Hospital Physician

A public hospital physician questions the evidence for Ambulance Diversion in Selangor to manage emergency department overcrowding. Ambulance diversion simply means an ED is closed; patients are sent to another ED that may not be prepared to take them in.

28 September 2023

Malaysia

‘Patient Rage’ Traumatising Doctors And Nurses: Selayang MP

Selayang MP William Leong says emergency department (ED) doctors and nurses are traumatised by “patient rage”, adding that Selayang Hospital is the first responder to emergencies like accidents and disasters. “ED doctors are the frontline of frontliners.”

27 July 2023

Letter

State Of Emergency In Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban Hospital – Dr Otto

A medical officer says patients at Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban Hospital are being stranded in ED for over 12 hours. Doctors are forced to rush discharges to admit these patients, risking substandard care. Also, a new fire system project is set to cut 200 beds.

Tag: emergency and trauma department (ETD)

Johor Mobilises Contract Doctors Amid HSAJB’s Medical Officer Shortage, Routine ED Diversions

New Health DG Praises ‘Extraordinary’ Gerik Hospital Heroes

Poor Treatment In Kampar Hospital’s A&E Department — Rajamanickam A Kolandasamy

Emergency Care In MOH Hospitals — Practising Emergency Physician

Is An Out-Of-The-Box Solution For Emergency Care Truly Impossible? — Hospitalist

STAR Project Shows Limited Success In Reducing HTAR’s Non-Critical Emergency Cases: Report

Calling Code Blue For Emergency Care In MOH Hospitals: Part 2 — Emergency Physician

Ambulance Diversion (De Facto Emergency Department Closure) In Selangor May Harm Patients — Public Hospital Physician

‘Patient Rage’ Traumatising Doctors And Nurses: Selayang MP

State Of Emergency In Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban Hospital – Dr Otto

Pork Importers Back Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Sultan Sharafuddin Wants Total Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

Critical Manpower Shortage, Unsafe Working Conditions At HTAR Klang — Medical Officer