Dr Kuljit says private hospitals have the capacity to help the government manage non-Covid-19 patients effectively, creating more treatment space for Covid-19 cases.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia hopes that doctors in government hospitals will refer non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals for elective surgeries and procedures without further delay.
Its president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said this followed an updated circular by the Health Ministry allowing government hospitals to outsource services to private hospitals to treat non-Covid patients in order to create more treatment space for Covid-19 patients.
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