Hockey great finally gets hospital bed
Brian Sta Maria spent days in UMMC’s emergency unit before doctors moved him to a two-bed ward this afternoon.
Olympic hockey player Brian Sta Maria received a hospital bed after a long stay in the emergency unit at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Malaysia. The 76-year-old suffered a minor spinal fracture after falling at his home in Petaling Jaya. His wife, Elaine Lam, expressed relief that her husband was finally comfortable in a ward, with doctors and nurses closely monitoring his condition.
Elaine thanked National Athletes Welfare Foundation chairman Noorul Ariffin for seeking help from UMMC’s management. Noorul emphasized the importance of promptly assisting athletes in dire health situations. Sta Maria, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1975 World Cup, also manages Parkinson’s disease and a heart condition.
The family chose UMMC due to its proximity, as they also receive treatment at the hospital’s specialist centre and Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang.
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