Government hospitals in Klang Valley facing a shortage of beds for patients

Too close for comfort The wards of a hospital in Klang are so tightly packed with inpatients that visitors and medical staff find it hard to navigate between the beds. — ELAN PERUMAL / The Star

SOME government hospitals in the Klang Valley are grappling with the problem of overcrowding. The lack of space is most evident during visiting hours and when medical staff make their rounds to check on patients.

Inpatients occupy spare beds that are placed along the corridors, cubicals and in every nook-and-corner of the medical wards.