4 November 2022
The two studies on the patient safety culture in public hospitals are reasonable cause for concern for doctors who refer patients to public hospitals and to patients themselves.
Tag: hospitals
15 September 2022
Artificial intelligence can help spot the early signs of deteriorating patients in hospital wards, but its application is yet to be tested.
9 September 2022
Maria Chin Abdullah says treatments at UMMC, a teaching hospital, can cost tens of thousands of ringgit, while MOH hospitals in Shah Alam, Sungai Buloh, and Selayang are too far from PJ residents.
23 March 2022
Knowing when the hospital system could be overwhelmed is key to managing a pandemic. Finding the right predictor can save lives.
17 February 2022
Out of 1,269 Covid cases that were hospitalised on Feb 16, 66.3% were in Categories 1 and 2 and 33.7% were in Categories 3, 4, and 5.
11 February 2022
The National Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Force notes that the number of Covid-19 cases monitored by the virtual CAC more than tripled from 30,000 three weeks ago to 100,000 currently.
6 January 2022
If Malaysia’s R-naught (R0) hits 1.6 – half of the UK’s R0 value of 3 at its peak – daily Covid-19 infections can surge to more than 30,000 cases a day by end of March, according to projections by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
29 December 2021
Many hospital departments were reluctant to forgo their beds early on and reasons were given to avoid being involved directly in Covid-19 management.
19 November 2021
Lack of manpower is a concern as medical staff initially diverted to Klang Valley have returned to their original place of work, while PKRCs, including MAEPS, are now running at lower capacity.
27 October 2021
A total of 8,338 non-Covid surgeries and procedures with an overall cost of RM73.5 million have been conducted, as of September 30.