Miri Hospital operating at maximum capacity

There is an urgent need to upgrade Miri Hospital’s parking facility to cater to the increasing number of patients. — STEPHEN THEN/ The Star

MIRI: Miri Hospital that serves as the medical hub for a population of 1.5 million people in northern Sarawak is operating at maximum capacity already and is finding it hard to cope with the high surge in patients every year.

Sarawak Assistant Minister for Communications Datuk Lee Kim Shin yesterday said the hospital is already filled to the maximum capacity in terms of number of patients, beds, wards and surgical theatres and also parking facilities.