Private hospitals willing to help ease patient care burden


PETALING JAYA: The Penang government could decant non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals instead of crafting new legislation to compel them to take on more Covid-19 patients to ease the pressure on public healthcare facilities there, says a group.

The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) said private hospitals in Penang are willing to take on more non-Covid-19 patients from public healthcare facilities.

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