Health Ministry drawing up plans to tackle Emergency Dept overcrowding

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham, Ministry of Health make at visit to emergency Putrajaya Hospital during the program of Bersama Petugas Menyambut 1 Syawal. ( MAY 13, 2021 ). — ART CHEN/The Star

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has begun drawing up plans to resolve the issue of overcrowding in Emergency and Trauma Departments in an effort to provide efficient services to the people.

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the ministry is also looking at all the latest data as well as conducting audits and research related to the workload and overcrowding of Emergency and Trauma Departments nationwide, especially in specialist hospitals to identify problems faced by the department.