BANTING, June 24 — Shah Alam Hospital has changed its status from hybrid Covid-19 into the first fully non Covid-19 hospital in Selangor, effective today.
Selangor Health director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said following the change in status, Shah Alam Hospital will now only receive non-Covid-19 cases while pandemic cases would only be attended at the emergency department level.
“…(Acceptance of) Covid-19 cases is only at the emergency department and we will refer Covid-19 cases to Ampang Hospital, Sungai Buloh Hospital and the Low-Risk Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS).
“When Shah Alam Hospital was made fully non Covid-19 hospital, it can carry out surgery and operations like a normal hospital,” he told Bernama after visiting a Selangor vaccine outreach dispensing centre here today.
He said the decision was taken following a change in status for Ampang Hospital which is now made a fully Covid-19 treatment hospital effective yesterday.
Dr Sha’ari said his department is targeting two more Covid-19 hybrid hospitals namely Kajang Hospital and Banting Hospital into fully non Covid-19 hospitals after this.
Meanwhile, Dr Sha’ari said three primary treatment areas in Ampang Hospital which are blood-related diseases, obstetrics and paediatrics would remain despite the change in status of the hospital.
“Ampang Hospital is a referral centre for diseases related to blood. When we made it a fully Covid-19 hospital, we are still retaining it as a blood referral centre as well as maintaining obstetric and paediatric operations.
“The three disciplines will not be disturbed after becoming fully Covid-19,” he said.
Dr Sha’ari said about 700 beds are provided at Ampang Hospital to accommodate category three and four Covid-19 patients.
“Currently we are treating 1,200 to 1,500 category three patients at MAEPS. Yesterday from about 100 category four patients, 94 were referred to the fully Covid-19 hospital.
Also present at the event was Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.
— Bernama
