Page 60 - The COVID-19 Chronicles of Malaysia: The Tsunami
P. 60
Integrating Public & Private COVID-19 and Thaipusam
Hospital Services 27 Jan 2021: Hindus in the country prepares for a new way to celebrate Thaipusam,
as the daily reported cases remain high, today at 3680. §
26 Jan 2021: The National
Security Council (NSC)
Emergency Session decides
to integrate public and
private sector hospital
services during the
emergency period to ensure
systematic, coordinated,
comprehensive and
integrated health access for
all patients (COVID-19 and
non COVID-19). The COVID-
19 Unified Command
Centre (UCC) will
coordinate this integrated Source: Hi CINTV YouTube §
service.
As of 25 Jan, there are 210
licensed private hospitals,
of which 129 offer inpatient
services in Internal
Medicine. 96 hospitals
agree to provide 1,252
beds, 65 ICU beds, and 54
ventilator machines.
The financing mechanism
by insurers in private Source: Istana Negara Facebook §
hospitals is being refined by
the Ministry of Finance Source: Hi CINTV YouTube §
(MOF), MOH, Bank Negara
Malaysia, and the insurance
industry. § §
17
