KOTA KINABALU – It has been almost 24 hours since the Queen Elizabeth Hospital I (QEH) here is running on backup power supplied by temporary generators as repair works continue on its permanent electricity cables.
State health director Datuk Dr Rose Nani Mudin could not confirm when repairs will be completed as works are being carried out by Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) and hospital concessionaire Sedafiat Sdn Bhd.
“Repair works are still ongoing this morning, and are being done on the permanent cables in order to fully restore power,” she told The Vibes today.
She said the hospital was running on the two existing generators but the machines were exhausted and two more were sent to the hospital by SESB.
The electricity disruption started at 11.45am yesterday.
Rose Nani said at 8pm, electricity supply was available in all wards and the intensive care unit, except for the operating rooms.
“When the outage happened, the power supply did not immediately go out as the generators kicked in.
“There was still time to relocate patients and the surgeries to the second hospital,” she said, referring to the Queen Elizabeth II hospital.
“To ensure services are not disrupted, some of the patients had to be sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital II, including all surgeries.”
She also assured that the patients are doing fine despite the outage. – The Vibes, April 20, 2022
