government hospitals Archives

29 April 2026

Letter

Fifty Patients, Two Doctors: Unsafe Overcrowding Crisis in HRPB Medical Wards — Medical Officer

Amid bed shortages in HRPB's medical wards, patients are being placed as "lodgers" in other wards. One medical team of 2 internal medicine MOs and 1-2 HOs is expected to manage 50+ patients across multiple wards in multiple locations, with multiple risks.

28 April 2026

Malaysia

Ampang Hospital’s Flooded Operating Theatre Resuming Operations Tomorrow

When it rains, it pours — literally in the case of Ampang Hospital with a flooded OT, while its IT system has been down for nearly a week. The OT will resume operations tomorrow as the problem has been fixed. But the eHIS system is still being worked on.

24 April 2026

Malaysia

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

The eHIS system at Ampang Hospital, once a model IT hospital, was down for 33 hours in its first massive outage. The IT system, not upgraded since 2007, previously faced frequent failures last year. Ampang Hospital computers run on Windows XP and use IE.

16 April 2026

Malaysia

Distrust In Private Health Care Driving Patients To Government: NCSM

A growing trust deficit in private health care is driving patients to public facilities, adding strain to an already stretched system, says NCSM’s Dr Murallitharan, as concerns over costs, complexity, and insurer practices deepen.

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.

10 April 2026

Malaysia

‘I Would Have Fallen For That’: Senior Doctors Defend Scammed HTA Housemen

Medical officers and specialists say the housemen in the HTA scam weren't naive, but caught in systemic gaps. Inexperience, admin authority, and a culture of blind obedience made the scheme believable. Similar risks may exist across other public hospitals.

9 April 2026

Malaysia

Making Payment To Staff’s Personal Accounts Not Uncommon In MOH, Say Doctors

At least two govt doctors say they usually make payments to coworkers' personal accounts for work, like courses or department activities like parties. Receipts are given for course materials. Salary overpayment occurs, like RM14k over 3 years for one MO.

8 April 2026

Letter

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

HTA housemen succumbed to their PT because they know that fighting their admin is useless. The PT's alleged con was based on legit cases of salary overpayment that occurred elsewhere. Why should health care staff pay the consequences of admin incompetence?

31 March 2026

Lead

‘First-Come, First-Served’, Pharma Company Tells MOH Hospitals As Supply Tightens

A drug maker warns of possible supply constraints and up to 50% cost increases, a "conservative" estimate, as it urged MOH hospitals to order early because “first-come, first-served” applies. Its notice has reached at least one public hospital in Sabah.

13 March 2026

Malaysia

42-Hour Work Week For Nurses To Remain For Now: Dzulkefly

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says nurses will continue working a 42-hour week for now, with a reduction to 38 hours only when staffing improves. MOH is offering incentives, career progression, and digitalisation to improve working conditions and retain nurses.

Tag: government hospitals

Fifty Patients, Two Doctors: Unsafe Overcrowding Crisis in HRPB Medical Wards — Medical Officer

Ampang Hospital’s Flooded Operating Theatre Resuming Operations Tomorrow

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Distrust In Private Health Care Driving Patients To Government: NCSM

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

‘I Would Have Fallen For That’: Senior Doctors Defend Scammed HTA Housemen

Making Payment To Staff’s Personal Accounts Not Uncommon In MOH, Say Doctors

Admin Error Goes Unpunished, Doctors Suffer The Consequences — Medical Officer

‘First-Come, First-Served’, Pharma Company Tells MOH Hospitals As Supply Tightens

42-Hour Work Week For Nurses To Remain For Now: Dzulkefly

High Court Rules Liquid Nicotine Was Delisted Unlawfully

Unfair Treatment At HTJS — Houseman

Health DG’s Circular Welcome Breather For Housemen — Dr Ghazali Ahmad

Cardiothoracic Surgery Parallel Pathway Produces ‘Malaysian Qualification’: RCSEd

UK Education ‘Important’, Says British High Comm Amid NUMed Limbo