Private hospitals have assisted thousands of decanted non-Covid patients last year, when public health care services were strained with dealing with the Delta variant.
APHM wants private hospitals to treat some public hospital patients this year to assist thousands who have been awaiting treatment in public health care facilities.
Malaysians were shocked by the revelation that the cost of ICU care in private hospitals for Covid-19 patients amounts to RM400,000, which to us is not surprising at all.
APHM private hospitals prepare to accept Covid-19 cases in Sarawak, expecting severely ill patients in public hospitals’ ICUs and wards to soon exceed capacity.
The MOH was able to expand its treatment capacity for Covid-19 patients by gazetting more public hospitals into full coronavirus hospitals and adding more PKRCs to treat Categories Three and Four patients, among others.
The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia says select private hospitals will provide private Covid-19 vaccination, calling for a wider range of vaccines to be made available.
A private hospital group says the price controls for Covid-19 tests only apply to private lab charges and that sampling, PPE, and consultation fees are excluded.