Cardiac patients may be referred to private hospitals while waiting for Serdang Heart Centre repairs to complete
PETALING JAYA: Three out of the four non-functioning operating theatres at Pusat Jantung Hospital Serdang have been working since Wednesday , says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad."This was followed by three adults and two children on the second day,” he said in a Facebook post on Friday .He said work is proceeding at the fourth non-functional OT, which is expected to be up and running again soon.
The Star reported on May 14 that maintenance issues at the cardiac facility in Hospital Serdang had caused its four OTs to be unusable, resulting in over 1,000 patients remaining on the waiting list for procedures. The 18-month-old cardiac facility's four OTs had to be shut down because of maintenance problems, particularly air-conditioning issues, leaving the hospital with only one functioning OT in its old building.
The heart centre, opened in December 2022, is one of the country's primary cardiology centres, receiving referrals from all over the nation.Technician claims trial to trafficking guns, ammo and nearly 80kg of drugs