Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) Archives

27 November 2023

Rat Bites Patient In Ipoh General Hospital Ward

A rat bit a patient in a ward at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) in Ipoh last Sept. The 61yo man was treated early and referred to a clinic. JKN Perak says after a probe, HRPB's public health unit now conducts monthly spot checks for rat control.

29 December 2022

Malaysia

Recap: Top 10 Malaysia Health Issues In 2022

2022 saw major health issues like medicine shortages, the tobacco bill, and MySejahtera, while chronic problems like overcrowded emergency departments, junior doctor bullying, and NCDs remain unresolved. Health care reform is a key question entering 2023.

23 December 2022

Malaysia

‘The Doctors Are Not Okay’: Ipoh Timor MP

Howard Lee calls for a needs analysis audit to determine the actual need and demand in public hospitals, as well as more investment into staff and equipment, saying the contract system leads to doctor brain drain.

16 December 2022

Malaysia

Why Some Doctors Quit: Guilt Over Patient Deaths From Bed Shortages

“When a patient dies in casualty because there are not enough beds, the person who really dies inside is the doctor who looked after them because that doctor knows that this shouldn't have happened. They have done their best” – Ipoh doctor.

15 December 2022

Malaysia

Kit Siang: HRPB Emergency Department Overcrowding Crisis Catalyst For Change

Former Ipoh Timor MP Lim Kit Siang calls for an immediate short-term solution to the overcrowding crisis in all hospitals, as well as a long-term focus on preventive health.

15 December 2022

Malaysia

HRPB’s Emergency Department Crisis: Canary In Health Service Coal Mine

A doctor suggests that adult medicine physicians take more responsibility and be involved in managing patients in ED, as the paediatric, surgical, O&G, or orthopaedic departments do.

14 December 2022

Malaysia

MP Kelvin Yii: Audit Emergency Departments Across All Public Hospitals

Dr Kelvin Yii suggests decanting patients in HRPB and other severely congested public hospitals to private; Dr Dzul says the perennial overcrowding problem is almost like a time bomb.

13 December 2022

Malaysia

Ipoh GH Discussing With MOH On Boosting Emergency Department Capacity

HRPB acknowledges room for improvement in quality of care, like other hospitals. Experts Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman and Dr Christopher Lee express concern over the crisis at HRPB’s ETD.

12 December 2022

Malaysia

Critically Ill Patients Stranded Six Days In Ipoh GH’s Emergency Department

Non-Covid Red Zone cases in Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital’s ETD are waiting about 2-3 days for ward admission, even up to 6 days. Some very ill patients are unmonitored when stranded in “no man’s zone”, shunted between the busy emergency and ward teams. This is a long read.

29 September 2022

Malaysia

Ipoh GH Requires Court Order For Patients’ Lawyers To Get Medical Records

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.

Tag: Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB)

Rat Bites Patient In Ipoh General Hospital Ward

Recap: Top 10 Malaysia Health Issues In 2022

‘The Doctors Are Not Okay’: Ipoh Timor MP

Why Some Doctors Quit: Guilt Over Patient Deaths From Bed Shortages

Kit Siang: HRPB Emergency Department Overcrowding Crisis Catalyst For Change

HRPB’s Emergency Department Crisis: Canary In Health Service Coal Mine

MP Kelvin Yii: Audit Emergency Departments Across All Public Hospitals

Ipoh GH Discussing With MOH On Boosting Emergency Department Capacity

Critically Ill Patients Stranded Six Days In Ipoh GH’s Emergency Department

Ipoh GH Requires Court Order For Patients’ Lawyers To Get Medical Records

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

Proposed Medical Act Amendment ‘Huge Mistake’ With Non-Accredited Parallel Pathway: Paediatric Surgeon

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

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

MOH To Offer More HLP Scholarships, Parallel Pathway Slots Amid MMC Dispute