Hospital patient’s family members sought
KUCHING: Miri Hospital is seeking public assistance to locate the family members or the next of kin of a patient known as Drahim Timin, aged 59. Admitted on July 15, he is currently in the Male Medical Ward. According to a statement from Miri Hospital, the patient received additional treatment without the presence of any […]
Miri Hospital installs CCTV cameras
MIRI: Miri Hospital has installed 24 CCTV surveillance cameras for the safety of its visitors and patients. The RM40,000 project which is 86 percent completed, is an initiative by the Miri Hospital Visitors Board. According to the chairman of the Visitors Board, Cr Karambir Singh, the installation consists of three phases and is expected to […]
30 year-old man crashes near army camp
MIRI: A 30 year-old man was admitted to Miri Hospital after he crashed his Honda Wave into a road divider in front of an army camp (Camp Sri Miri) at Jalan Airport-Miri on Tuesday night. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabusaid the incident occurred around 8.15pm, and it was believed […]
Hospital gets medical equipment from anonymous donor
MIRI: Transport Minister cum minister-in-charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee, Datuk Lee Kim Shin handed over eight units of Kangaroo enteral feeding pump and eight units of Comen’s syringe pump, amounting to RM60, 000, to Miri Hospital today (June 30). Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong Siew Yu was present to receive the […]
Miri Hospital still probing death of woman after jab
MIRI: The Miri Hospital is still investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman who was reported to have died after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at the Miri Hospital on June 26. Sarawak Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed said the hospital was awaiting further test results. He revealed that a post-mortem was done […]
Visitors Board donates iPads to Miri Hospital
MIRI: The Miri Hospital Visitors Board (MHVB) raised funds to donate four final units of iPads to Miri Hospital. MHVB chairman Karambir Singh said that the iPads are used as part of the Pharmacy Information System (Phis) in the hospital. “The use of the iPads is to prescribe medication to patients in the hospital wards, […]
Donations sought for Miri Hospital molecular lab extension project
MIRI: Sarawak Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting is calling for donations to the Miri Hospital molecular lab extension project. He said the extension, which would increase the PCR testing capacity, was not a government initiative but by several non-governmental organisations (NGOs). “We want to thank the Kita Jaga Miri group which […]
Miri Hospital lab capable of 1,400 PCR tests daily soon
MIRI: The RM750,000 project to extend the present molecular lab at Miri Hospital aims to increase the lab’s capacity for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab testing from 800 to 1,400 tests per day. The secondary objective is to expedite the delivery of results to persons under investigation, and persons under surveillance. Miri City Council (MCC) […]
Miri Hospital gets iPads to expedite procedures
KUCHING: The Miri Hospital Visitors Board has been seeking funds to purchase 10 iPads. The devices will be used to administer medicine to patients as part of the Pharmacy Information System, which will expedite the procedure between clinicians and pharmacies, reducing paperwork, and enhancing patient safety. Board chairman Karambir Singh expressed his gratitude to the […]
Pat on the back for caring companies and individuals
MIRI: Datuk Lee Kim Shin has commended several companies and individuals here for their contributions which helped to improve medical services in the Miri Hospital. The minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said the existing high spirit of care and concern among Mirians in facing challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic […]
