SHAH ALAM – Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang has denied claims that the patients in the hospital have had to sit on cardboard laid on the floor.
In a statement posted on the HTAR Facebook page, hospital director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi said that investigations revealed no patients were found sitting on the floor using cardboard at the emergency and trauma department.
“In the event that there are not enough beds for patients, they will be temporarily asked to sit on chairs or wheelchairs,” he said.
Dr Zulkarnain said that Covid-19 patients transferred from the emergency and trauma department to a temporary ward located at the ambulatory care complex were comfortable as it was equipped with air conditioning.
“The department is currently waiting for the opening of a field hospital at HTAR, which is expected to start operating in the next few days, to accommodate the relatively large number of Covid-19 patients,” he said.
This comes in response to a screenshot of an online news portal report shared by a local politician on his Facebook page claiming inadequate medical supplies and equipment at HTAR. – Bernama, August 4, 2021
