Kota Kinabalu: Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said construction of the 600-plus bed "Twin Tower" (sub-specialist) Tertiary Hospital situated near Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will be expedited.
"It is very crucial now. We need it very, very urgently. We hope to complete it in two to three years' time," he said, disclosing that the hospital will have 20 operating theatres, among others.
Piling and groundwork have already been done.
Speaking to the media after a tour Tuesday of the QEH block that had been declared unsafe by Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd (Sabah) and JKR Sabah, he said the purpose of his visit was to give moral support to the staff.
He said the Ministry was deeply concerned for the staff and that its priority was to ensure their safety as well as the patients' was taken care off.
"I'd like to reiterate that we have been monitoring the situation in QEH and it's a matter of urgency and commitment of the Health Ministry. I'm (also) here to ensure that all services go on smoothly and that quality is not compromised.
"They (staff) have worked extra hard, worked as a team to provide continuous health services to the people in Sabah despite being under a difficult situation where they have to travel to a few hospitals."
Some 129 patients have been evacuated and relocated to seven hospitals. All functions at the abandoned block have ceased. Elective operations have been temporarily stopped while emergency operations have resumed in Likas Hospital and Sabah Medical Centre (SMC) since Nov. 15.
"Services will resume as usual in the various destinations. Surgical multi-disciplinary emergencies will be at SMC whilst orthopaedic, ophthalmology, paediatric surgery are done at Hospital Likas. Medical multi disciplinary services will be done at other complexes within QEH - we are using some of the old blocks at QEH.
"Non-urgent surgery services shall be relocated to Hospital Beaufort, and Hospital Kuala Penyu to ensure that the quality of hospital service in KK and Sabah is not compromised."
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