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More plastic surgeons needed in state’s hospitals

KUCHING: Sarawak needs more plastic surgeons to be placed in major hospitals in the state, said Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Director Dr Ngian Hie Ung. According to her, it can reduce congestion and the workload of the hospital’s Burn Unit which is the only one in the hospital. So far, the unit has a 10-bed […]

Family members of patient sought

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is now looking for family members of a middle age male patient with no identification. Based on a statement from SGH, the patient was found by the roadside at Jalan Padungan here on Feb 27 at 11.30 pm and brought by ambulance to SGH. The patient, who is still unconscious, […]

SGH takes steps to ease patient overcrowding

KUCHING: Health authorities are working on both short-term and long-term plans to ease overcrowding particularly at the Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD). This will include sending stable patients to other hospitals for treatment. Sarawak Health Department director Dr Ooi Choo Huck in a statement, said that SGH with a capacity of […]

Blood Donation Campaign 7.0 on Feb 25

KUCHING: Kuching Love Book Association will be having their seventh Blood Donation Campaign at Aeroville Mall (First Floor) from 9 am to 2 pm at Friday (Feb 25). Founder and chairperson of Kuching Love Book Association May Loo Hun Ing thanked the Blood Bank Sarawak General Hospital and Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Kuching Branch for […]

Aid will go a long way for cancer fighter

KUCHING: Generous contributions and donations from the public allow the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society to help little warriors like Stephanie fights cancer. Stephanie is a 10-year-old girl from Bintulu who was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma (a type of brain cancer) in Dec 2021. After her tumour removal surgery in Miri, Stephanie was referred to the Sarawak […]

Good Samaritan contacts NGO to help elderly woman

KUCHING: A good Samaritan recently contacted Hope Place Kuching regarding an elderly woman who has to take care of her sons and grandchildren. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) stated that 64-year-old Jong Teh Fat lives in a rented house at Pending and still has to work to help support her two sons and grandchildren. “Aunty […]

Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision

KUCHING: A 24-year-old rider died from severe injuries after his motorcycle collided with an oncoming car at Jalan Three Hills Park here on Wednesday (Feb 15). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, in a statement, said the accident happened around 5.30 pm. Investigations found that the victim was riding his motorcycle alone from Pending to Jalan […]

Body of missing foreign crewman found

KUCHING: The body of a foreign crewman reported missing after he fell into the Sarawak River from the barge he was working on, has been found. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the body belonging to Kyaw Khaint, 28, was discovered by rescuers around 11.45am, Thursday (Feb 9). It was retrieved […]

MP donates eight units of computers to Sarawak General Hospital

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Kelvin Yii handed over eight full sets of new computers to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here recently to increase efficiency and effectiveness. He said by integrating digital equipment such as computer systems into the hospital’s daily operations can provide higher quality care and improve patient safety. “We […]

RM830k given by Bandar Kuching MP for healthcare so far

KUCHING: A sum of about RM830,000 has been invested by Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii in healthcare in his constituency alone, since his last term as MP. He said that before Parliament dissolved in November, his office allocated funds to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) to purchase non-medical equipment to improve and enhance the environment […]