Sabah may digitalise manual work systems at major hospitals

By Olivia Miwil 
olivia@nstp.com.my


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah government is mulling to have all major hospitals in the state to be computerised to reduce workload and be more effective. 

State Health and People’s Wellbeing minister Stephen Wong said with limitations especially on manpower,some manual works should be done digitally in today’s era. 

“We are looking into the possibility to have all major hospitals here, Sandakan, Tawau  and several others to be computerised. 

“The ministry will get few information technology companies to hand their proposals (about this computerisation),”he said after visiting Likas Women and Children’s hospital here,who commended the hospital’s efforts in saving energy at 15 per cent every year.  

During his visit, Wong was briefed on overall situation of the hospital andalso  toured wards for children and women as well as Sabah Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medical Centre.

Sabah Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medical Centre,which is the only cancer facility in East Malaysia, is treating average 8,000 patients annually and had conducted 24 bone marrow transplants since 2014. 

He added his recent visits to several hospitals in the state is to get in-depth understandings of the needs of those facilities.

Wong said he will be meeting the Federal Finance minister next week to discuss on the funds to improve health and welfare in the state. 

Present were Likas assemblyman Tan Lee Fatt, deputy State Health department director (Medical) Dr William Gotulis and the deputy hospital director (medical) Dr Marcus Netto. 

Meanwhile, on report of three malfunctioned lights at operation theatres at the hospital, Dr Marcus said the repair work will begin in September.

“The money is there, but we need to reschedule surgeries and there will be one month of free period to do the repair works,” Dr Marcus said.


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