Tawau Hospital Set To Begin Cardiology Services

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The invasive cardiac laboratory there is expected to provide angiograms and angioplasties.
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad, visiting Tawau Hospital today, said the tender for setting up the invasive cardiac laboratory will be issued in a month or two. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: Tawau Hospital is set to become a referral hospital on the east coast of Sabah for cardiology treatment soon
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said this would be possible with the operation of an invasive cardiac laboratory (ICL) there, Bernama reported.
He said the entire ecosystem, including the infrastructure for the ICL operations, had been identified and would be supplied immediately.
“The tender will be issued in a month or two.
“The ICL will provide services which are commonly referred to as cardiac treatment setups, angiograms, angioplasties and many more,” he said after visiting the hospital here today.
He said at present heart attack and critical heart ailment patients on the east coast of Sabah have to be referred to treatment centres in Kota Kinabalu. This resulted in delayed treatment and an increased risk of complications.
“The health ministry is confident that with the operation of the ICL, we can reduce the time required for door-to-ECG to less than 10 minutes.”
Dzulkefly hoped to offer the balloon procedure or angioplasty at the hospital in less than 90 minutes.
“This ICL is a very good, very fast cardiology service that is eagerly awaited by the entire Sabah population, particularly those on the east coast,” he added.
Dzulkefly’s three-day intensive tour of 22 health facilities in six districts in Sabah ended today. - FMT

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