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Outsourcing

There was also a group effort between
public and private hospitals to
accommodate the growing numbers of
cases of infection, comprising university
hospitals and Ministry of Defence
hospitals. Outsourcing of services to
private hospitals to cater to non-Covid
patients also allowed MOH hospitals
to focus and increase its capacity to
treat COVID-19 patients, while ensuring
healthcare service provision to other
patients were not compromised.

Public- Private Partnership

Loans of ventilator

The mobilisation of ventilators in particular
was not only just by procurement efforts,
but also via nationwide mobilisation
of ventilators from the private sector,
in additional to international and local
donations. One of the Public Private
Partnership initiative between MOH and
private healthcare facilities was the loan of
ventilators by the private hospitals to the 1 2 3 1. 1 unit of ventilator loan to Hospital Sungai Buloh by KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital
government hospitals. Medical Practice 2. 2 units of ventilators loan to Hospital Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom by KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital
3.
2 units of ventilators loan to Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II by KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital
Division coordinated the collaboration with 4 5 6 4. Ventilators that were loaned to Hospital Melaka
Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia 7 8 9 10 5. 5 units of ventilator loan to Hospital Sungai Buloh by Prince Court Medical Centre
6.
5 units of ventilators loan to Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun by Pantai Hospital, Ipoh, Pantai
(APHM) where a total of 49 APHM Hospital Manjung and KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital
hospitals have generously contributed 73 7. Ventilators that were loaned to Hospital Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom
ventilator machines to 14 MOH Hospitals 8. Staffs from Hospital Temerloh unloading ventilators that were loaned from Kuantan Medical Centre
Hospital Temerloh staff testing ventilators loaned from Kuantan Medical Centre
9.
which were distributed accordingly 10. 2 ventilators loaned by Penang Adventist Hospital to Hospital Pulau Pinang
nationwide.
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