71.8% Major Government Hospitals Meet Waiting Time Target at Emergency Departments
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The Ministry of Health Malaysia is expanding measures to reduce congestion at emergency departments of government hospitals. According to Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad, 71.8 per cent of major government hospitals now meet the waiting time target for patients at emergency departments.
Emergency departments often become the focus of attention because many patients come every day to seek immediate treatment. When the number of patients is too large, the waiting time to be examined by a doctor becomes longer. Therefore, the ministry is striving to ensure that patients who need emergency treatment can be attended to more quickly and in an orderly manner.
To help address this problem, the government continues to implement various measures to ease the burden on emergency departments. These measures aim to improve the efficiency of public health services across the country.
Although more than two-thirds of major hospitals have achieved the target, the ministry will continue to monitor the performance of hospitals that have not yet met the target. The public is advised to visit emergency departments only if their condition truly requires immediate treatment.
Sources: The Sun Malaysia
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