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KUCHING: A group of Ministry Of Health (MoH) hospitals in the southern zone of Sarawak has been integrated under one administration and function as one cluster (organisation). “This group of hospitals is called the Sarawak Southern Cluster Hospital by the Ministry of Health,” explained Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) director Dr Ngian Hie Ung on Thursday […]
SGH looking for patient’s family
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is looking for the family of 53-year-old Chin Kuek Chian who is currently warded at the hospital’s Infectious Disease Ward. According to the hospital in a statement on Friday, Chin’s last address was at No. 4 Batu Kawa, Kuching. The patient was sent to SGH by his sister on July […]
SGH Blood Bank appeals for donors
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital’s Blood Bank is calling for more people to join the upcoming blood donation programme. There will be five programmes, starting from Aug 6 to 9 at various venues here. The first, on Aug 6, will start from 10am until 3pm at Majma Mall. On Aug 8, the programme will be held […]
SGH, Serdang Hospital get high praise for successful ops
KUCHING: The medical teams of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and Serdang Hospital have been given a pat on the back for the successful transportation and surgery on a five-month old baby girl with an inlet Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the baby girl, Little CC, was chronically ventilated […]
Blood bank calls for donors
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Blood Bank is appealing to all donors to come forward and donate blood to ensure continuous and sufficient blood stock for needy patients. In a statement on Monday (Jul 20), it was noted that the Blood Bank Mobile Unit of SGH will be stationed throughout the city this week. […]
KWB’s general manager passes away
KUCHING: It was heartbreaking news to those who personally knew Mohamad Sabari Shakeran, the Kuching Water Board (KWB) general manager who passed away on Monday night (July 6). Sources confirmed that he passed away at the age of 56 in Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) around 9.30pm. It is believed that Sabari collapsed suddenly when he […]
Motorcyclists injured in hit-and-run
KUCHING: A man and his son were injured in a hit-and-run accident at Jalan Datuk Marican Salleh, here on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Noran Buang, 46, and his son Mohd Nor Amri, 22. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the 1.56pm incident happened when a van rear-ended […]
Hit-and-run victim admitted to SGH
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 43 year-old motorcyclist who was involved in a hit-and-run incident was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Accident and Emergency Department red zone on Wednesday (Jun 17). The victim Fazdly Ahim was rear-ended by a lorry along the Jalan Kota Samarahan – Sadong Jaya (nearby the Summer mall roundabout). State Traffic […]
Foreign workers might get tested for Covid-19
KUCHING: Sarawak is currently considering screening foreign workers for Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said so far, there was no condition that foreign workers at construction sites or plantations must be tested because private testing was very limited. “However, we are studying the matter. For instance in Kuala […]
Mass screening among healthcare workers
KUCHING: The eight Covid-19 positive healthcare workers (HCWs) reported yesterday were a result of the implementation of mass screening on HCWs at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), said Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing. He said of the eight cases, seven were from SGH while the other was from Samarahan Division Health Office. “This […]
