Claims that patients made to sit on floor untrue - Klang hospital

The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang, Selangor has denied claims that its patients had to sit on the floor using pieces of cardboard.

Hospital director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi in a statement on HTAR's Facebook page said investigations revealed no patients were found sitting on the floor using cardboard at the Emergency and Trauma Department.

“For information, in the event there are not enough beds to accommodate the number of patients, they will be temporarily asked to sit on chairs or wheelchairs,” he said.

He explained that Covid-19 patients who were transferred from the Emergency and Trauma Department to a temporary ward at the Ambulatory Care Complex were comfortable as it has air conditioning.

“The department is currently waiting for the opening of a field hospital at HTAR which is expected to start operating in the next few days, to accommodate the relatively large number of Covid-19 patients,” he said.

He was responding to a screenshot of an online news report shared by a local politician on his Facebook page claiming inadequate medical supplies and equipment at HTAR.

- Bernama