Woman denied entry gets apology from hospital


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015

No go: Nisha was not allowed to enter the hospital for wearing shorts deemed too short. Picture taken from her Facebook posting.

PETALING JAYA: Hospital Sungai Buloh has apologised after a woman wearing shorts was denied entry to the facility until she covered up her legs.

After news about the June 16 incident went viral yesterday, hospital director Dr Khalid Ibrahim said the incident “shouldn’t have happened”, emphasising that neither the Health Ministry nor the hospital management has any policy to discriminate based on attire.

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