Donating blood in comfort
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) Blood Bank Centre, which opened last Dec 11, provides a new contemporary, big and comfortable blood donation environment for people who wish to donate blood. It has covered parking as well as motorcycle parking and an integrated day care centre and laboratory. “In addition to the waiting area and lounge […]
Running low in Blood Type-B and O, donors needed
KUCHING: The Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to all to come forward and donate blood to ensure continuous and sufficient blood supply for patients. The hospital is currently facing a shortage of blood B and O due to the high demand of both blood types in emergency cases. Members of the […]
Blood Bank Centre extends operations hours
KUCHING: The Blood Bank Centre at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has extended its daily operations hours because of the increasing demand for blood at the hospital. From Monday to Thursday, the centre’s operations hours are from 8 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. There will be a one-hour break […]
SGH appeals for blood donation
KUCHING: The Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is facing a shortage of blood groups A and B due to high demand of both blood types in emergency cases. As such the hospital is appealing to all blood donors to come forward and bleed for a good cause to ensure continuous and sufficient blood […]
Blood donation drive given good response
KUCHING: Public response to the blood donation campaign organised by the Malaysia Armed Forces Indian Veteran Association (Perim) Sarawak here today was very encouraging. The event was held at Dewan Persatuan India Kuching. Perim president Royal Malaysia Air Force (TUDM) Warrant Officer Rajendran Vadiveloo (R) said the campaign targeted around 100 blood donors. “From the […]
Encouraging response to blood donation drive
KUCHING: The blood donation programme at Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) received an encouraging response, with 46 donors consisting of staff members and students coming forward to bleed for a good cause. The programme was organised by the Department of Transfusion Services and Blood Bank, Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) in collaboration with the Student Representative Council […]
Urgent! More blood needed
KUCHING: If you’ve never been a patient whose life depended on the amount of blood available, think of blood as the currency of the hospital that determines the value of the lives of the entire community and you as the patron or the VIP. As nobody knows when or what type and how much blood […]
SGH appeals for blood donations
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) Blood Bank is appealing for blood donations to ensure continuous and adequate supply for vulnerable patients. Muslims who wish to donate are encouraged to go to the centre on Sunday (May 2) and advised to donate from 7.30am-9am after sahur meals. Free parking is provided in front of the premises. The […]
Blood donation campaign on May 8
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces Indian Veteran Association (Perim) Sarawak branch will be holding a blood donation campaign on May 8. The campaign will take place at Dewan Persatuan India Kuching, Batu 1.5, Jalan Rock here. Perim secretary Rajendran Muniandy, in a statement today (Apr 20), stated that the campaign was jointly organised with Sarawak […]
Calling all blood donors
KUCHING: The Blood Bank of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to all to come forward and donate blood to ensure continuous and sufficient blood supply for patients. Head of Transfusion and Blood Bank Services Department (SGH), Dr Mohammad Masrin Md Zahrin said those who wish to donate blood but have just taken the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are advised to wait […]
