Ppum: Great Hospital, Shame About Everything Else

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THE University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) is situated amidst the lush campus of University Malaya, at the south-west corner of Kuala Lumpur.

Established in the 1960s, UMMC is renowned for its professionally trained and specialist medical services, particularly for having the best Centre for Asthma Disease in Malaysia.

UMMC provide services that are divided into private and general wards, offering medical access for all income groups.

Although the medical services offered at the exclusive private wards of University of Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC) is costly, it is also known to offer a more comprehensive level of medical services than compared to UMMC.
 

Patients are waiting for the doctors for their treatment/mDAccording to the medical centre’s Patient Information Department’s 2011 UMMC Annual Report, outpatient treatment at the medical centre has increased by 43.7% or 396,343 patients in the span of 10 years.

In 2011, there were 906,162 outpatients seeking treatment at UMMC.

The report also indicate that there were 51,256 inpatients seeking treatment at the centre, representing an increase of 2.8% or 1,413 patients in 2011 compared to only 49,843 in 2010. 

The number of beds in 2011 was 911 with a rate of usage of 78.8%.

These facts showed that people are confident with the level of integrity and medical service offered at the hospital.

But will the hospital be able to cope with the ever-increasing number of patients?

Malaysian Digest posed this question to members of the public at the hospital recently.

The hospital has seen some expansion to deal with the rising number of patients from year to year.

But according to Mie, 30, a visitor at the hospital, the presence of the new hospital buildings has caused parking problems for both visitors and patients.

“We had to park 300 metres away from the hospital, which is an inconvenience.
 

“So for me, I had to arrive here as early as am just so to ensure that I can get a spot near to the hospital and meet a 10am doctor’s appointment,” he explained.

He however added that despite of this inconvenience, it will not stop him from seeking specialist treatment at the hospital.

“But I will ignore problems like this because it’s hard to find affordable specialist services like at UMMC in KL – it is the best there is,” said Mie when met by mD.

Parking is also a problem with other visitors at the hospital. 

“I live in Kerinchi, which is very near to the hospital and even I have trouble to find a parking spot,” said hospital patient Filzah, 20, adding that parking is the only real problem she encountered at the hospital. 

“Despite the limited parking, the toilet and lift facilities at the hospital are fine,” said Filzah, perhaps insinuating that it may not be the case with other hospitals in the city.  

But for another patient we interviewed, he found the hospital services to be unsatisfactory. 

Raja, 24, a worker at a local university, said he had previously experienced medical treatment for asthma at the hospital as an inpatient......................................................................

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