Don’t blame elderly patients for congestion


PERAK Health, Human Resources, Indian Affairs and National Integration Committee chairman Datuk A. Sivanesan’s comments at the State Legislative Assembly on Sept 8 regarding congestion at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) deserve closer consideration.

He attributed the congestion partly to elderly patients arriving with family members and coming earlier than their scheduled appointments.

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