{
  "id": 10833466,
  "title": "Doktor gesa hospital swasta telus kendali rawatan kecemasan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/doktor-gesa-hospital-swasta-telus-kendali-rawatan-kecemasan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/30/doktor-gesa-hospital-swasta-telus-kendali-rawatan-kecemasan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to the regulations, private hospitals in Malaysia are required to always be prepared to provide life-saving and emergency medical care to anyone in need. A public health doctor has urged private hospitals to increase their standards and efforts in ensuring proper control of medical emergency procedures. Dr M Murallitharan stated that most public and private hospitals have clear emergency procedures, but misunderstandings still occur due to a lack of awareness and diligence. He emphasized the importance of hospitals being vigilant in adhering to these processes and ensuring they are widely communicated. \"This is crucial to ensure the public does not lose confidence in our healthcare support system,\" he told FMT. Murallitharan also mentioned a case where a helper was sentenced to prison for causing the death of his girlfriend's lover in 2022. The helper claimed he was accidentally attacked before promptly taking him to a private hospital, which was allegedly refusing treatment. According to Murallitharan, private hospitals are legally bound to take life-saving steps and carry out emergency procedures at all times. Section 38 of the Private Health Care Services and Facilities Facilitation Act 1998 mandates that all private healthcare facilities strive to provide critical life-saving steps and emergency procedures whenever necessary for anyone in need of treatment. \"Private hospitals are obligated to assess the condition of patients and provide emergency treatment immediately, including life-saving treatment if the patient's life, organ, or body part is at risk,\" he explained. He also added that guidelines from the Malaysian Medical Council clearly state that emergency and life-saving treatment should be provided regardless of the patient's social or financial status.",
  "summary": "Dr M Murallitharan berkata ketelusan penting bagi memastikan orang ramai tidak hilang keyakinan terhadap sistem penjagaan kesihatan.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Doktor gesa hospital swasta telus kendali rawatan kecemasan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/doktor-gesa-hospital-swasta-telus-kendali-rawatan-kecemasan-10834540",
        "published": "2026-09-30T02:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}