Critical care: A file photo of Hospital Taiping, which is in urgent need of new infrastructure and facility upgrades. — Photo from FB Rasmi Hospital Taiping Perak
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s oldest hospital, a critical medical hub originally opened in 1880, is grappling with a capacity crisis.
Staff are reportedly sometimes forced to administer life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – not on beds – but directly on the floor due to a dire lack of basic equipment.
