SMC Renamed As Hospital Queen Elizabeth II and Will Be Ready By June, 2010

Wanita PBS, UMNO, and OutReach Group bring joys to Thalassemia Patients

Wanita PBS, UMNO, and OutReach Group bring joys to Thalassemia Patients as published in Daily Express today (21-Dec-2009).
Thank you to PBS, UMNO, and the OutReach Group for the great efforts that saw joys on the faces of all thalassemia patients comprises of mostly kids.

Best health care in 30 months

Best health care in 30 months
Published on: Daily Express / Thursday, December 17, 2009
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=69541

Kota Kinabalu: The Federal Government is committed to ensure Sabah gets the best healthcare service by readying 2,296 hospital beds in the State Capital within 30 months.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the various actions taken by the Federal Government, especially the renovation of the Sabah Medical Centre (SMC), would also see the establishment of the Sabah Heart Centre, expected to be fully operational next year.

He said that with 2,296 beds, the State Capital's hospital beds per population ratio would be drastically lowered to 1:348 (bed for people), which is better than the national average of 1:530.

Presently, the ratio here is 1:754 based on the city's present population of more than 800,000.

Liow said the city's bed-for-people ratio would still be better than the national average even if its population should rise to one million within two years, that is 1:435. He said the Ministry was renovating the existing empty floors to add 284 beds to the existing 171 beds after officially taking over SMC on Nov. 3 this year.

The renovation works costing RM90 million at SMC, which would be referred to as Queen Elizabeth Hospital II, as an administrative term of reference within the next two years, are expected to be completed in eight months.

More beds, he said, were expected with the completion of the Twin Tower block of the QEH within two and half years' time plus another 200 additional beds (to the existing 298 beds) at the Likas Hospital (Mother and Child Hospital) where a Cancer Centre is expected to be completed by end of next year.

"This increase will be more than adequate to cater to the bed loss due to the decanting of the structurally unsafe Podium and the Tower Block of Queen Elizabeth Hospital," he said during a visit to the SMC, Wednesday.

"Besides this, there will be an upgrading of the Accident and Emergency Department, Operating Theatres and On Call Complex to enhance and expand services," he said.

The establishment of the Sabah Heart Centre would comprise two Invasive Cath. Labs, two cardiac operating theatres, 10-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CICU) and 10-bed coronary care unit (CCU) and a cardiac ward.

"These facilities shall provide the much needed invasive cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery for heart patients in Sabah," he said, adding the Ministry had for the past one year been training a team of allied health personnel to staff the Heart Centre.

"Since the beginning of this year, two interventional cardiologists have been sent to Sabah to set up the service. In the near future a cardiothoracic surgeon and an anaesthetist will be sent to join the heart team here," he said.

Liow also announced that the QEH heart team had successfully implanted a pacemaker on a patient who suffered from abnormal heart rhythm, using the existing cath. lab in the hospital on Nov. 12 this year.

To date, the Ministry had fully funded 12 pacemaker procedures and that recently the Government had further committed an additional RM2 million for consumables, drugs and devices to ensure the Sabah Heart Centre is fully operational in 2010.

A multi-storey car park with capacity for 327 bays would be built within the site to ease parking shortage and two additional lifts would also be built to cope with the anticipated increase in number of patients in the building.

"Currently, surgical sub-speciality services are slowly reintegrated in this hospital, which includes general surgery, orthopaedics, neuro-surgery, urology, plastic surgery and eye surgery," he said.

On the complaints of lack of operating theatres, Liow said three modular operating theatres would be installed while 15 operating tables are expected to be ready once the QEH Tower block project is completed.

He said the Tower block project, which will cost about RM300 million had already been finalised and works are expected to start next year after tenders are called.

The project is inclusive of the demolition of the structurally unsafe Podium, he said.

SMC's RM238m price tag based on valuation: Liow

SMC's RM238m price tag based on valuation: Liow
Published on: Daily Express / Thursday, December 17, 2009

LIOW shot down allegations by certain quarters that the Government wasted the people's money in acquiring SMC for RM238 million, which they claim is too expensive.

He said since this involved a government asset everything was done in accordance to procedure to ensure that every single sen spent is beneficial for the people. He said the RM238 million was based on the proposed valuation price and it had also been referred to other valuation firms and was considered to be reasonable and accepted by all.

"The Federal Government is very concerned with the healthcare service in Sabah," he said, adding that attempts by certain quarters to politicise health issues in Sabah were uncalled for.

"I am committed, the Ministry is committed and the Federal Government is committed É we will continue to build more hospitals and clinics so that health in the outskirts and rural areas will be taken care of," he said.

It includes servicing remote areas like islands through the helicopter service and scheduled visits by the mobile clinics, he said.

Liow said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, himself was very concerned about Sabah's healthcare resulting in the approval to purchase SMC. The matter was also thoroughly discussed in the Federal Cabinet, he said, adding that to build a new building might take about three years and that it would be much quicker to address the shortage of hospital beds here through the purchase of SMC.

He urged those people trying to manipulate health issues for political gains to stop doing so. "We bought at a fair price for the people of Sabah, everything is transparent." Also on hand were Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Edward Khoo, State Health Director, Dr Marzuki Mohd Isa and senior health officials.

4单位组团探访地中海貧血症治疗中心

4单位组团探访地中海貧血症治疗中心

PRESS RELEASE - Christmas & New Year Celebration at Thalassemia Treatment Centre, Hospital Queen Elizabeth

Indication: (Back Row - Left To Right) Mr. Ong See Kwang, Maria Sandra Sho, Catherine Yong, Wendy, Grace Yong, Wong Pin Soon, Datin Mary Yong, Puan Nining, Chu Kong Ming.

Indication: ( 1^st from Left) Sister Irene, (sixth from Left) Puan Maria Sandra Sho, (seventh from left) Chu Kong Ming, (eight from left) Datin Mary Yong, (ninth from left) Puan Nining Ballard, (Sixth from left) Wong Pin Soon, and (Third from left) Ong See Kwang.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Christmas & New Year Celebration

at Thalassemia Treatment Centre (TTC)

in Hospital Queen Elizabeth (QEH)

The above event was successfully held at 11.00am on Thursday, 10^th December, 2009 at the venue.

The 2-hours event was jointly organized by Lembaga Pelawat Hospital (LPH), PBS Wanita Tanjung Aru Division, UMNO Wanita Donggongon, and the Outreach Charity Group, for the benefits of the patients of Thalassemia who are mostly made up of children.

In opening of the event, Mr. Chu Kong Ming, Chairman of the LPH, said that he thanked all the organizing partners in helping to make the event a success. He noted there have been encouraging trends of more concerned caring for the Thalassemia patients from the government and its leaders. He particularly admires the active roles and supports of Datin Mary Yong (Wong Siow Lee)（拿丁黄秀丽）), the wife of YB Datuk Yong Oi Fah and also the Wanita Head of PBS Wanita Tanjung Aru, on the caring and welfare of the Thalassemia sufferers in the region.

Apart from that, Datin Mary Yong is also the Chairman of a Thalassemia society by the name of 'Prihatim Ibu Bapa Kanak-Kanak Thalassemia' in Kudat.

Co-organizer of the event, Wanita UMNO Donggongon, headed by Puan Nining Ballard, said that government through various welfare departments, agencies, and bodies, has been extending its helps, via various channels and forms, to these unfortunate group of the society.

Also a Deputy treasurer and member of the LPH, she wished the little token of the LPH and UMNO wanita movement can bring some joys to the sufferers during the festive season.

Puan Nining urged the public to be generously in donating their blood to the hospital where their contribution can help the Thalassemia patients tremendously.

Puan Maria Sandra Sho, who is the head of the Outreach Charity Group, and also the Deputy Secretary and member of the LPH, wished the society donate generously their old cloths and toys for the junior patients of Thalassemia which will surely help in their treatment of the disease.

The LPH would like to thank the generosity of Datin MaryYong and her group for the mouthwatering cake, fruits, and drinks; Puan Nining and her group for the biscuit, confectionery, cookies, crackers, and snacks; and Puan Maria Sandra Sho and her group for helping out in the event.

Especially mentioned are the various persons who attended the event, and helped, as follows:-

Personnel at the QEH's Thalassemia Treatment Centre especially Sister Irene; Ms. Catherine Yong, Ms. Grace Yong, and Wendy from Wanita PBS Tanjung Aru Division; the Secretary of the Wanita UMNO Donggongon - Ms. Florence Sua, Welfare Chairman of UMNO Wanita Donggongon - Puan Monica Apuk, Wanita UMNO Donggongon members Ms. Noridah Samat and Ms. Mary Jadion; and, Ms. Earlyn Lee and Caroline Manson from The Outreach Charity Group.

En. Wong Pin Soon （王平顺）, En. Dexter Lim （林明源）(The Secretary of LPH), and En. Ong See Kwang （翁书光） of the LPH were also presented in the function.

LPH would like to take this opportunity to wish the public 'Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year'.

Chu Kong Ming (朱刚明）

Chairman

Hospital Visitor Board (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

e-mail: ckmalph@gmail.com

拿督罗丝娜西林: 沙巴醫藥中心大廈耗資九千萬元裝修六個月內完成

沙巴醫藥中心大廈耗資九千萬元裝修六個月內完成
2009-11-24 13:11:01
http://www.asiatimes.com.my/news.php?newsid=26172

（本报讯）联邦卫生部副部长拿督罗丝娜西林昨日指出，政府已全面完成收购沙巴医药中心大厦的程序，并将在未来六个月之内完成有关装修工程，为病黎提供更佳服务。

她表示，耗资九千万元的该项装修工程主要是将其中两层楼装修成可使用之医院，包括设置病床等。

她说：“卫生部一如沙巴人民般急著要看到该大厦一百巴仙装修好供使用，所以，我们已指示有关方面尽速行动。”

罗丝娜是在亚庇的沙巴马来西亚大学为乡区医疗服务研讨会主持开幕礼后接受报界访问时这麽表示。

她表示，俟该中心全面启用后，它将拥有四百四十五张病床，而现时祗有一百八十病床。

●提到沙巴进步党仍在批评政府在亚庇中央医院主要大楼被列为危楼后迄今未能“还本州一间中央医院”时，她说，作为反对党的固然有其议程，但政府已在致力执行解决方案。

她说：“我们希望沙巴人民看到的是，一味质问是无法解决问题，最重要解决问题，而不是玩弄政治课题……政府收购沙巴医药中心大厦就是解决这些问题的其中一个方案。”

罗丝娜表示，此外，卫生部也有计划在本州其他地区兴建新的医院及乡区诊疗所，一些将在第十大马计划下加以推行，“政府已在积极提升本州卫生水平。”

她说，正如首相拿督斯里纳吉拉萨较早时所宣布，联邦政府将在本州兴建三间“一个大马诊疗所”，即分别位于亚庇的丹容亚路、山打根及斗湖。

Health Minister Announcement In Parliament - On QEH

How to submit complaint via web and email?

Dissatisfied patients or consumers may contact directly with the Hospital by visiting the following website:-

http://www.moh.gov.my/eaduan/formAduan.jsp

Simply fill in the necessary details and the hospital will look into your plight.

else, the public may contact us, the Lembaga Pelawat Hospital Queen Elizabeth, via the following email address:-
ckmalph@gmail.com

Congratulation To Puan Nining Ballard (ASDK)

Picture shows Datuk Musa on the left side , and Datuk John Ambrose on the right side of the picture.

(picture shows (Left to right) Mrs. Frankie Wong, Maria Sho, Nining, Doreen, Reggie, Benedict, Ong See Kwang, Frankie Wong, Wong Pin Soon, and Husband of Maria. Behind Nining is Chu Kong Ming. Not in the picture were Kong Tsen Pean and Bala.

Congratulation to Mr. Benedict Sua and Puan Nining Ballard (ASDK), for
their son's wedding today.

Puan Nining Ballard (ASDK) is our LPH's Deputy Treasurer.

All board members were invited to attend for the happy occasion at KM12, Nambazan Road, Penampang at 1.00pm Saturday, 7th November, 2009.

Datuk Musa, Datuk Amir Kahar, and Datuk John Ambrose, our board's Deputy Chairman, were also presented to grace the function.

Food, typically in the Malaysian style, was fantastic. We had satay, curry chicken, rendang, and some other dishes; and drinks were plenty for the joyous occasion, too.

A local gong band was also there entertaining the largely local friends and family members.

We wish Mr. Reggie Sua @Mohd Haffiz and Ms. Doreen Edmund @darwisyah a happy marriage, and years of happiness to come.

Lembaga Pelawat Hospital in Sabah Week

Picture shows (LtoR) Dexter Lim, Chu Kong Ming, James Sarda, Kong Tsen Pean, Ong See Kwang, and Maria Sho

The visit was very fruitful.

We had exchanged views and information on the current status of the board.

The courtesy visit to Mr. James Sarda, the Chief Editor of The Daily Express, has paid-off with one consumer by the name En. Amran, wrote in via email to seek for help from the board.

He was seeking our help to relieve the family burden to carry his bedridden brother to hospital for the necessary dialysis.

Amran was initially requesting for his brother to be in the palliative care but was turned down as suggested by doctor.

It was the email that changed the whole scenario.

Complaint On Lack Of Properly Maintained Equipment?

It looks like the dissatisfied father has a reason to be 'mad' about the situation if it was all a matter of lack of equipment to check his son.

The department must find out if it's a problem with the service provider of the hospital maintenance or the negligence of the doctor concerned.

We must be sensitive to the needs of the consumers, as a public-owned facility, we should not have run out of resources if appropriately managed and administered.

Patient has enough suffering when approaching the hospital, therefore, it's only fair that we provide the fastest and most effective treatment accordingly.

It's the quality service that really counts.

Remember the call by the PM? People first, performance now.

亚庇中央医院（又名伊丽莎白女皇医院)常年需要大量的血液

绝对没有夸大,亚庇中央医院（又名伊丽莎白女皇医院)常年需要大量的血液.

这些大量的血液都是拿来救命的.

所谓'救人一命胜造七级浮屠';功德无量啊!

11月3日是一个难忘的一天.因为他们在当天是付出他们的血液啊!

医院员工能够以身作则的挺身而出捐獻其宝贵的血液是难能可贵,又出力又出血,的确是外界所意想不到的伟大之处.

以目前亚庇中央医院的状况,加上自5月份以来缠绕大家的H1N1A流感的肆虐,医院员工上下还能够继续不断的默默工作,令人敬佩!

诚心的希望卫生部长多多提拔他们,给以更具兢争性的待遇和工作环境.那麽以后的招募医职员工或要留住他们就会来得容易多了.

借此机会,医院巡察员局要呼吁那些可以捐獻宝贵血液的公众人士,秉着慈悲关怀的心肠,赶快踊跃作出捐獻,以免他日不能捐獻时而失落向隅.

因为不是每个人都能够维持长期'终身'捐獻血液的.

Kempen Kesedaran Menderma Darah Peringkat Hospital Siri III/09 Bil 2/09

On Tuesday, 3rd November, 2009, the team in Queen Elizabeth Hospital had managed to collect 40 bags of precious blood from staffs of the hospital, and some visitors of the hospital.

The event was held from 10.00am till 4.00pm at the Dewan Kinabalu located at the PGMC block of the new hospital building - the Specialist Building.

The event was a joint effort between Unit Tabung Darah (Blood Bank Unit), Kelab Kebajikan Dan Kebudayaan (Welfare & Culture Club), Unit Promosi Kesihatan (Health Promotion Unit), and lastly, and Lembaga Pelawat Hospital (Hospital Visitors Board).

With the leadership of the Pengarah (Director) of the hospital, the spirit of give and sharing was in the atmosphere throughout the day that the joy of contribution could be seen everywhere on the face of each donors.

There were lots of goodies sponsored by both the Club and the Visitors Board, while the Visitors Board also donated 3 banners for the event. A colour printer and a notebook knapsack bag highlighted the fun of the charity work that was actively participated by all the staffs.

Blood is forever in demand especially during and near the festival seasons.

The public is therefore appealed to donate generously. The sacrifice is worth it as it not only save lives but also enhances the health of the donor by doing the good deeds.