Why Isn T There A Public Hosp In Subang Jaya To Treat Gas Pipeline Blast Victims When It Has City Status

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THE gas explosion in Putra Heights has raised a number of issues. These include questions over liability as well as the root cause of the blast.
Another pertinent issue was raised on X by user MAI (@maizatulman) who wondered why isn’t there public health facilities in the vicinity of Subang Jaya, USJ and Putra Heights?
This is especially so given Bernama TV reported that injured victims had to be sent to Serdang hospital for treatment.

Given that Subang Jaya had already attained ‘city’ status, shouldn’t there be at least one public hospital in the area, it was asked.
There were plenty of responses to the poster’s not unreasonable query with one arguing that a klinik kesihatan (public health clinic) is not enough. A fully-functioning hospital was required for the citizens of Subang Jaya.

However, it was pointed out that Hospital Serdang falls under the jurisdiction of the Subang Jaya City Council ha (MBSJ).

One netizen pointed out that the Cyberjaya facility was huge and yet the victims were sent to Serdang which was overly crowded and hampered by poor traffic.

However, it was explained that the victims were sent to the Serdang facility as it was the fastest via Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong (LDP), contending that the traffic jam and kiasu drivers in Subang Jaya would have made the trip quite difficult.

Another contended that it was normal for victims for a major disaster to be sent to various hospitals to avoid any one facility from being overwhelmed.

One netizen took the authorities to task for not doing the necessary despite a site being available but the budget to build was never approved.

However, it was pointed out that there was the public hospital in Shah Alam to fulfil the needs of Subang Jaya, USJ and Putra Heights.

Some netizens took the poster to task for being a complainer. It was pointed out that the number of available beds would determine which hospital the victims were sent to.

Whether one thinks this is a valid complaint or not, fact remains that there is much to be desired when it comes to public health services in Malaysia. Perhaps there is no political mileage to be gained from improving health services.
Whatever the reason, more questions need to be asked to improve the scenario.
In the meantime, FocusM wishes all victims of the Putra Heights explosion a speedy recovery. –  Focus Malaysia

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