Steps being taken to revive Taiping hospital


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.

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