RM50m hospital to replace one in Alor Gajah

Star: MALACCA: A new hospital will be built at Paya Datok, Kelemak to replace the Alor Gajah Hospital in view of the increased population in the area.
The RM50mil hospital would have a 20-bed male and female ward, 10-bed maternity ward and paediatric ward, said state health director Dr Nooraini Baba.
It would also have an emergency and disaster-handling unit, laboratory, pharmacy, records unit, haemodialysis unit, X-ray room, operating theatre and a meeting room.
“The new hospital can provide better services, a more secure and healthy working environment and reduce the burden on Malacca Hospital especially the maternal and outpatient cases,” Dr Nooraini said.
Work on the hospital would commence on a 14.3ha land in 2008.
Dr Nooraini was at the launch of Alor Gajah Hospital's haemodialysis and dermatology unit in conjunction with the hospital's 100th anniversary.
She said 17 patients would take turns to use the four haemodialysis machines, each about RM45,000, at the hospital, adding that Malacca Hospital has 65 patients relying on 11 machines.
“The dermatology unit, equipped with teleconferencing, would enable doctors to send pictures of patients with skin disease to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for diagnosis and to communicate with the experts there,” she said.
Dr Nooraini also said a polyclinic would be built at Batu Berendam while the existing clinics at Merlimau, Tengkera and Kampung Gelam would be upgraded at a cost of RM50,000 each.
She said ideally, there should be a clinic servicing every four to five thousand citizens.