emergency and trauma department (ETD) Archives

16 July 2026

Malaysia

Eight-Hour Waits At Miri Hospital’s Emergency Department Amid Doctors’ Shortage

Multiple patients complain about waiting for seven to eight hours at Miri Hospital's emergency department for treatment. A doctor says the green zone is sometimes left with only one medical officer on duty or even occasionally has no doctor in charge.

14 April 2026

Letter

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

To hit a 4-hour ETD clearance target at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, patients are pushed out of the emergency room and dumped into a multidisciplinary ward, regardless of their diagnosis or stability. Staff who try to delay unsafe admissions are threatened.

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.

Tag: emergency and trauma department (ETD)

Eight-Hour Waits At Miri Hospital’s Emergency Department Amid Doctors’ Shortage

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

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

Time For Doctors To Relinquish Management Of The Health Service

JPA Refuses To Further Relax LNPT Requirement For Subspecialty Training

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