Bintulu Hospital receives Ramadan donation

BINTULU:  Bintulu Hospital receives donation of red dates and calendar for iftar and imsak time schedules from Tanjong Batu assemblyman, Johnny Pang Leong Ming yesterday. The donation was presented to Bintulu Hospital director, Dr Suzalinna Sulaiman. Pang said the distribution of red dates has become a traditional programme through the Tanjong Batu State Assembly Service […]

Rural vision screening receives positive response

BY FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: The recent Outreach 2023 event, a vision screening programme organised by the Bintulu Hospital Ophthalmology Department in collaboration with the Bintulu Society for the Blind (BSB), garnered a remarkable response from the local community. With a participation of over 100 attendees, the programme successfully catered to the eye health examination needs […]

Car park at Bintulu Hospital nearing completion

BINTULU: The temporary car park construction project for the use of staff and the public at Bintulu Hospital is now almost completed. A construction project that includes five sites with two sites for the use of hospital residents while the other three for the public is under the Tanjong Batu State Assemblyman’s Rural Transformation Project […]

Bintulu Hospital no longer able to cater to increasing population

BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital, which was built in 1994 and still operational, is no longer able to cater to the increasing population here. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian expressed his hope for the situation, especially the lack of parking spaces and facilities, to be resolved soon. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit […]

Bintulu Hospital not accepting walk-ins

vaccine

BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital refuted fake message circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook regarding the walk-in vaccination for 16- and 17-year-olds at the hospital on Monday (Sept 13). “Bintulu Hospital did not make any announcement as stated. “We would like to clarify that the vaccination centre at Bintulu Hospital is to inoculate 13- to 17-year-old hospital patients, […]

Visits to Bintulu Hospital wards not permitted

BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital is taking several control measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection to patients, visitors and its staff following the increase of Covid-19 cases here. A notice shared by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit stated that visiting patients at all hospital wards is not permitted except for unavoidable emergencies. “Visitors are only […]

Mothers of babies left behind urgently sought

KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department here is appealing to the public for help in the search for biological mothers relating to four cases. According to the statement received by Kuching Information Department (JaPen), this matter is regarding the welfare of the children in the cases. The first case, a mother known only as Anna, left […]

More food, drinks and electrical equipment for hospital

BINTULU: Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd today donated food, drinks and electrical equipment to the Bintulu Hospital. The donation, under the Serba Care Team Programme, was presented by independent non-executive director of Serba Dinamik, Datuk Abdul Kadier Sahib to the Bintulu Hospital’s deputy director Dr Sivashunmugam Sangaran at the hospital lobby. Abdul Kadier said the items […]

Gift of portable oxygen system for Bintulu Hospital

BINTULU: The Paediatric Department in the Bintulu Hospital had received a DeVilbiss iGo Portable Oxygen System donated by Perbena Emas Sdn Bhd (PESB), the construction and civil engineering arm of Bursa Malaysia listed engineered solutions provider, Pansar Berhad (Pansar). A Pansar spokesperson explained that the portable oxygen concentrator is a life-saving equipment which provides continuous […]

Food, drinks, smartphones for Bintulu Hospital

BINTULU: Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd has donated food, drinks and ten smartphones worth RM10,000 to Bintulu Hospital. The items were presented by the company’s senior vice president (Sarawak and Labuan Operations) Zainulabidin Ismail to the Bintulu Hospital director Dr Davis Johnraj. The food was for the staff and patients at the Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment […]