Johor’s main hospital stretched thin

Manpower crunch: Hospital Sultanah Aminah is currently operating with about 4,800 healthcare workers despite handling a caseload comparable to Hospital Kuala Lumpur, which has around 10,000 staff. — YEE XIANG YUN/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Johor is pressing the SOS button for more doctors and nurses to address severe manpower shortage at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA).

State health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said HSA is currently operating with about 4,800 healthcare workers and 1,203 beds, a caseload comparable to that of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL).