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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12: The Ministry of Health (MoH) is devising the best way to expand outsourcing health services with university teaching hospitals to help reduce patient waiting times and delay treatment in government hospitals.
Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the move was part of his ministry's efforts to address the imbalance in access to doctors, specialists and diagnostic facilities between urban and rural areas.
"KM is currently implementing an outpatient program for surgical cases and specific diagnostic tests through cooperation with private hospitals.
"The CMU is also devising the best way to expand outreach with more impactful university teaching hospitals", he said.
He said this in response to a question from Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (Barisan Nasional - Jelebu) on measures to overcome the imbalance of access to doctors, specialists and diagnostic facilities between hospitals in the city with hospitals as well as health clinics in rural districts in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Meanwhile, Dzulkefly said KKM also implemented a cluster hospital initiative to enable the sharing of resources, expertise, medical equipment and diagnostic facilities between major hospitals with non-specialist hospitals.
According to him, 43 clusters of hospitals were set up across the country to support a more comprehensive delivery of health services.
"In Negeri Sembilan, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar leads a cluster that includes hospitals in Jelebu, Port Dickson and Rembau, while Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah, Kuala Pilah leads a cluster involving Tampin and Jempol", he said.
In addition, he said KKM also expanded access to surgical services in rural hospitals without permanent specialists.
Among the hospitals involved are Marudu City Hospital in Sabah and Limbang Hospital in Sarawak, besides hospitals in Mersing and Baling.
Clearly, the initiative enabled doctors to come to the hospital for specific procedures, including cataract and hernia surgery. - TVS.
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