Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) Archives

25 July 2023

HKL Emergency Doctors Pull Double Shifts, Expect Staff Resignations And Longer Waiting Times As Relocation Nears

HKL emergency department is losing some 40 MOs from July 31 MO relocations. Already, HKL emergency doctors are pulling double shifts. As it is, patients in ED wait 3-6 hours to see a doctor; at least 1-2 days for ward admission; up to 4 days for ICU beds.

17 March 2023

Malaysia

HKL Processes 16,000 Records Manually Daily, Stored In “Wisma Kayu”

Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) director Dr Rohana Johan emphasised the need for digitisation of patient records in her briefing to Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa today.

1 July 2022

Malaysia

MOH Denies Doctor Shortage Crisis At HKL, HTA

The Health Ministry says it has made plans to transfer medical officers from other states to Kuala Lumpur Hospital and Tunku Azizah Hospital to replace outgoing doctors.

23 July 2021

Letter

Too Little, Too Late! Stop Threatening Us! — Dr Tachdjian

Should investigations to penalise staff be carried out, more videos will be released. This is the cry of health care workers who have been working tirelessly for over a year and they will not be silenced anymore.

5 July 2021

Letter

Letter To Administrators: Stop Covering Up! — Dr Tachdjian

Muscle relaxant drugs are running dangerously low in supply in many Klang Valley hospitals as they are being used for Covid-19 patients, leading to postponement of elective and semi-emergency operations.

25 May 2021

Letter

Tired Frontliners Near Breaking Point — Dr Tachdjian

Patients can be stranded in the emergency department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital for days waiting for admissions to the ward.

16 March 2021

Malaysia

HCTM, HKL Doctors Getting Covid-19 Shots After Complaint Over Delay

HCTM medical officers, who are also Master’s students, are now scheduled for Covid-19 vaccination today, whereas HKL says Master’s students working in the hospital are listed in the second line-listing for its inoculation programme expected to complete by April.

19 January 2021

Malaysia

Covid-19 Continues Spreading Among Klang Valley Hospital Staff

Serdang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, and Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital are still facing Covid-19 outbreaks among health care workers, hospital staff allege.

5 May 2020

Malaysia

‘I Can Still Hear The Wails Of Sorrow’

Dr Julie Eileena Abdul Razak, an intensivist-in-training from Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), notes that she might be the last person coronavirus patients see when they’re put on a ventilator.

Tag: Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL)

HKL Emergency Doctors Pull Double Shifts, Expect Staff Resignations And Longer Waiting Times As Relocation Nears

HKL Processes 16,000 Records Manually Daily, Stored In “Wisma Kayu”

MOH Denies Doctor Shortage Crisis At HKL, HTA

Too Little, Too Late! Stop Threatening Us! — Dr Tachdjian

Letter To Administrators: Stop Covering Up! — Dr Tachdjian

Tired Frontliners Near Breaking Point — Dr Tachdjian

HCTM, HKL Doctors Getting Covid-19 Shots After Complaint Over Delay

Covid-19 Continues Spreading Among Klang Valley Hospital Staff

‘I Can Still Hear The Wails Of Sorrow’

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor

A Rebuttal To Parallel Pathway Opponents — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam