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The flying doctor service provides modern medical care to even the remotest communities in Sarawak.
hospitals; a comprehensive network of urban and rural health and dental clinics provide primary care, along with school dental clinics, mobile school dental squads, maternity and child health clinics, mobile health clinics and a flying doctor service for the remotest locations. Telemedicine is also widely used, enabling doctors and paramedics in over 30 locations to have easy access to specialist consultation. Government hospitals and clinics are also providing service
to non-Malaysians, and the fees charged are extremely modest by international standards.
SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL (SGH)
As the main tertiary referral centre for Sarawak, SGH provides a comprehensive range of specialist services, including:
• Anaesthesia
• Cardiology
• Cardio-thoracic Surgery
• Dental Surgery
• Dermatology • Emergency
& Trauma Medicine • Endocrinology
• Forensic Medicine • General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Geriatric Medicine • Gynaecology
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Obstetrics
• Orthopaedic Surgery • Paediatric Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Plastic
& Reconstructive Surgery • Psychiatry
• Radiotherapy, Oncology
& Palliative Care • Rheumatology
• Urology
The late Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Hajah Laila Taib, Chairman of the Sarawak Heart Foundation, handing over a donation of RM4.2 million to purchase a 64-slice CT scanner for the Sarawak General Hospital Cardiology Department. Also present are (L-R) Dr Yao Sik King, Director of Health Services, Dr Raja Lope Ahmad, Director of SGH, YB Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai, Deputy Chief Minister at the time, and Senator Puan Sri Datuk Amar Empiang Jabu, member of the SHF’s Board of Trustees.