hospitals Archives

17 January 2025

Letter

Halt Planned Pilot Of WBB Shift System — Dr Kelvin Yii

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii tells MOH to consider suspending plans to pilot the WBB shift system, calling for the proposal to be sent to the Health parliamentary committee for stakeholder engagements to ensure WBB doesn't harm the medical fraternity.

4 November 2022

Opinion

Patient Safety Culture In Malaysian Hospitals

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.

15 September 2022

World

When An AI Can Call Code Blue

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

Malaysia

Why MP Maria Wants An MOH Hospital In Petaling Jaya

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

World

Finding The Right Tool To Predict When Hospitals Needs Resourcing

Knowing when the hospital system could be overwhelmed is key to managing a pandemic. Finding the right predictor can save lives.

17 February 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: High-Risk Mild Covid-19 Cases Hospitalised To Prevent Deaths

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

Malaysia

RRTF: Enough Hospital Beds Despite Nearly 21,000 New Covid-19 Cases

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

Malaysia

Without Umrah Suspension, MOH Forecasts 30,000 Daily Covid-19 Cases With Omicron

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

Opinion

Klang Valley’s Regional Covid-19 Response – Doctor On The Ground

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

Malaysia

Klang Valley Hospitals Brace For Potential Covid-19 Surge

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.

Tag: hospitals

Halt Planned Pilot Of WBB Shift System — Dr Kelvin Yii

Patient Safety Culture In Malaysian Hospitals

When An AI Can Call Code Blue

Why MP Maria Wants An MOH Hospital In Petaling Jaya

Finding The Right Tool To Predict When Hospitals Needs Resourcing

Khairy: High-Risk Mild Covid-19 Cases Hospitalised To Prevent Deaths

RRTF: Enough Hospital Beds Despite Nearly 21,000 New Covid-19 Cases

Without Umrah Suspension, MOH Forecasts 30,000 Daily Covid-19 Cases With Omicron

Klang Valley’s Regional Covid-19 Response – Doctor On The Ground

Klang Valley Hospitals Brace For Potential Covid-19 Surge

How Non-Doctors Successfully Run Private Hospitals In Malaysia

MediAsas Doesn’t Cover Pre-Existing Conditions, Seven Years Before ‘No Look-Back’: BNM FAQ

Government Drops Appeal Against Liquid Nicotine Court Ruling

MMA Slams Insurer’s RM50 Limit For GP Visits