hospital clears air on closed ots vent filters were being replaced, says d-g - hepa air filter replacement

Ba Sheng: a family after 80 syear-
The old woman believes that the hospitalized Tengku amputee Rahima (HTAR)
Is the best place to seek treatment for their mother, her thigh bone broken in the fall.
But after they were told she had to wait at least 10 days to get her legs fixed, their expectations fell through because of the three operating rooms in the hospital (OTs)were down.
The patient's son, who declined to be named, said his mother was admitted to the hospital's Orthopaedic Ward on Tuesday.
"The operation was scheduled for Friday, but we got a call on Thursday morning informing us that the operation was not possible because the three OTs were closed," he said . ".
He added that the family was also informed that they had to wait at least 10 days for surgery to take place at HTAR.
"The second option for us is to send my mother to Banting District Hospital, where she can operate as early as Monday," he said . ".
The family decided to take her to a private hospital on Thursday night.
However, a hospital spokesman explained that HTAR is at an annual high.
Air Efficiency of particles (HEPA)
The filter replacement work, and none of its operating theaters have dropped as claimed.
The hospital, he said, offers families two options-transferring patients to Banting Hospital for surgery or waiting until Christmas after the plastic surgery operating room completes the HEPA filter replacement process. Director of Health
Dr. Datuk General Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the replacement of the HEPA filter is necessary and is routine in all hospitals, whether public or private.
He said surgery services were not significantly disturbed because of selective cases in outpatient care centers and emergency cases in general clinics.
However, he said that cases requiring the use of an imaging booster, usually for plastic surgery, cannot be performed in plastic surgery OT during HEPA filter replacement or OT closure, adding that, the equipment is delicate and cannot be transferred to other OTs.
He said that General OT's HEPA filter replacement has been completed and OT has been fully operational, while the HEPA filter replacement for orthopedic OT will be completed by December 25.