HKL investigating incidents allegedly related to ventilator failure

The Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) is investigating allegations of ventilator failure in two incidents involving patients at the hospital.

Its director Dr Rohana Johan said any complications involving patient safety following medical treatment will be investigated through the incident reporting system as outlined in the “Guidelines on Implementation - Incident Reporting and Learning System 2.0” by the Health Ministry.

“HKL would like to inform that the incident reported in the media on Jan 27 related to the issue of patients receiving...