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The air-conditioning system at the ICU at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Pahang, broke down 3 months ago.
Pahang Health Department director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar hopes that the situation could be resolved “as soon as possible”, adding that work should begin in March 2016.
It will take 15 months!
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has asked for immediate action.
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Saya ambil perhatian akan laporan akhbar The Star hari ini berkenaan keadaan Unit Rawatan Rapi di Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan.
KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA, Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam , Noor Hisham Abdullah , sila ambil tindakan segera menyiasat perkara ini dan mempercepatkan kerja pembaikan serta menyediakan langkah-langkah sementara bagi menangani isu ini secepat mungkin.
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No air-con in Pahang hospital ICU for three months http://ebx.sh/1kRG4xs
The doctors and patients of an intensive care unit (ICU) in a Pahang hospital have been facing sweltering conditions for three months due to a breakdown of the air conditioning system there.
To make matters worse, they may have to wait for more than a year and a half before repairs are completed.
According to Pahang Health Department director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, the air-conditioning system of the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital block housing its ICU ward broke down three months ago.
An assessment determined that the damage was so extensive that the entire system needed to be replaced.
While the hospital has made temporary arrangements, staff have been working with the windows open to allow patients to get fresh air.
Standing fans have been deployed to help combat the stuffy conditions.
Infection
Patients and their family members as well as hospital staff have raised concerns about the spread of infection in such an environment.
One nurse remarked that “we don’t know what’s causing the hold-up”.
Dr Zainal said that the delay was due to the assessment and estimation of the costs involved across several agencies and that a tender had been issued.
Repair work is slated to start by March, he said.
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weehingthong 
Get the SINGAPORE authorities to help. Proficiency and efficiency is their forte. To wait for PAHANG authorities to approve the repair means even the porter has to take a cut before the approval is given! Corruption is so entrenched and a way of life. Mana BOLEH?