Public urged to replenish type A blood supply
BINTULU: The Transfusion Medicine Department and Blood Bank at Bintulu Hospital is currently facing a critical shortage of type A blood and is appealing to eligible donors with this blood type to come forward and help replenish supplies. According to the hospital, the stock of type A blood has reached an alarming level and it […]
Bintulu Hospital gets RM1.6m boost for heart care
KUCHING: Bintulu Hospital has become the second public hospital in Sarawak to offer percutaneous intervention facilities, following a RM1.6 million donation from Sarawak Petroleum Berhad (PETROS) to the Sarawak Heart Foundation. The funds will be used to upgrade the hospital’s radiology angiography system to support cardiology angiography capabilities. PETROS chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid […]
Bintulu Hospital receives Ramadan donation
BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital receives donation of red dates and calendar for iftar and imsak time schedules from Tanjong Batu assemblyman, Johnny Pang Leong Ming yesterday. The donation was presented to Bintulu Hospital director, Dr Suzalinna Sulaiman. Pang said the distribution of red dates has become a traditional programme through the Tanjong Batu State Assembly Service […]
Rural vision screening receives positive response
BY FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: The recent Outreach 2023 event, a vision screening programme organised by the Bintulu Hospital Ophthalmology Department in collaboration with the Bintulu Society for the Blind (BSB), garnered a remarkable response from the local community. With a participation of over 100 attendees, the programme successfully catered to the eye health examination needs […]
Car park at Bintulu Hospital nearing completion
BINTULU: The temporary car park construction project for the use of staff and the public at Bintulu Hospital is now almost completed. A construction project that includes five sites with two sites for the use of hospital residents while the other three for the public is under the Tanjong Batu State Assemblyman’s Rural Transformation Project […]
Bintulu Hospital no longer able to cater to increasing population
BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital, which was built in 1994 and still operational, is no longer able to cater to the increasing population here. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian expressed his hope for the situation, especially the lack of parking spaces and facilities, to be resolved soon. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit […]
Bintulu Hospital not accepting walk-ins
BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital refuted fake message circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook regarding the walk-in vaccination for 16- and 17-year-olds at the hospital on Monday (Sept 13). “Bintulu Hospital did not make any announcement as stated. “We would like to clarify that the vaccination centre at Bintulu Hospital is to inoculate 13- to 17-year-old hospital patients, […]
Visits to Bintulu Hospital wards not permitted
BINTULU: Bintulu Hospital is taking several control measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection to patients, visitors and its staff following the increase of Covid-19 cases here. A notice shared by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit stated that visiting patients at all hospital wards is not permitted except for unavoidable emergencies. “Visitors are only […]
Mothers of babies left behind urgently sought
KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department here is appealing to the public for help in the search for biological mothers relating to four cases. According to the statement received by Kuching Information Department (JaPen), this matter is regarding the welfare of the children in the cases. The first case, a mother known only as Anna, left […]
More food, drinks and electrical equipment for hospital
BINTULU: Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd today donated food, drinks and electrical equipment to the Bintulu Hospital. The donation, under the Serba Care Team Programme, was presented by independent non-executive director of Serba Dinamik, Datuk Abdul Kadier Sahib to the Bintulu Hospital’s deputy director Dr Sivashunmugam Sangaran at the hospital lobby. Abdul Kadier said the items […]
