A government backbencher has questioned how many operation theatres at the Serdang Heart Centre are currently operational.
When debating Budget 2025 at the committee level on Tuesday (Nov 26), Yeo Bee Yin (PH-Puchong) said there was varying information on this, with various instances of the operation theatres being opened and then closed.
Yeo also called for an investigation and audit on the matter.
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00:00I would like to take this opportunity to raise the issue of the Central Heart Hospital.
00:06The Central Heart Hospital was opened in December 2022 and was built with a cost of 546 million.
00:17When the heart center was opened, it was said to be able to provide worldwide treatment to heart patients in Malaysia
00:24and reduce the dependence of our country on the heart institute of the country, IJN only.
00:30However, only after 18 months, in May 2024 this year,
00:35all four operating rooms have been disabled due to technical and electrical problems.
00:43The Star uses the right topic and I would like to emphasize here,
00:47Heart of the Center is not beating.
00:50The Heart of the Center is not beating.
00:53Not only that, at the same time, I am very worried, I see again,
00:57The Sun has also reported that while the four operating rooms do not function in New Wing Hospital Sedang,
01:05Old Wing Hospital Sedang is also only one of the four operating rooms in Old Wing Hospital Sedang that function.
01:12Finally, I would like to get advice from the KKM.
01:14At the same time, in May, all except one operating room in Hospital Sedang did not function.
01:22On June 7, the minister announced that three of the four operating rooms in the Central Heart Hospital Sedang
01:29have started to function since June 5.
01:32However, on July 22, only one month after the disability,
01:39there was another report from the KKM that said the operating room had to be closed again for three weeks.
01:47I would like to get advice from the minister.
01:50How many operating rooms in both New Wing and Old Wing Hospital Sedang are functioning now?
01:58I would also like to ask, are there any new facilities that have been installed
02:05when the Central Heart Hospital Sedang was opened,
02:08such as the Invasive Heart Magma,
02:10Maschine MRI 3.0,
02:12Tesla, and others are now functioning properly.
02:15Because I am not sure, the operating room does not function,
02:19I am not sure if there are new facilities in the Central Heart Hospital Sedang.
02:26Most importantly, I would like to ask the minister,
02:29can this incident be accepted as normal in Malaysia?
02:33Where a heart center with thousands of patients,
02:38a heart that is waiting for the operating room,
02:42which costs 546 million rupiahs,
02:49which is new,
02:51can it function or not?
02:53Is this a norm that we need to accept?
02:57I don't think so, with permission.
02:59I suggest that the KKM conduct a survey and audit.
03:03What is the procedure?
03:05Who caused this incident to happen?
03:07And we need to take steps to improve.
03:11We cannot just let it be, with permission.
03:15We need to know who is responsible for this.
03:18And head must roam, with permission.
03:29For more information, visit www.fema.gov