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Sharing and

Optimization

of Resources

Cluster Hospital and Global Surgery initiatives were measures
that were already in place prior to the pandemic. These
initiatives allow healthcare system to optimize its resources.
The COVID-19 pandemic cause an upheaval in the health
landscape. With mobilisation of clinical services, health
facilities being used as full COVID-19 hospitals and shortened
clinic time resulted in a backlog of cases. Therefore, there
is a need to strike the right balance in order to ensure no
compromise to the quality of healthcare delivery.

Implementation and formation of 42 Cluster Hospitals
meant 140 MOH hospitals nationwide, were able to pool and
optimize its resources. This allowed for identified services to
be transferred from specialist hospitals (lead) to non specialist
hospitals (non-lead) within the Cluster. It provided room for
specialist hospitals to focus on complex cases including
COVID-19 cases.

Through the execution of Global Surgery initiative, selected
surgical cases were carried out at participating non-specialist 1 2 3 1. A surgery being conducted at a Non Specialist Hospital
hospitals by trained and credentialed Medical Officers. This 4 2. Orthopaedic surgery conducted at Hospital Jempol, one of the Non Specialist
initiative allowed for resources at MOH hospitals to be shared 5 Hospital in HTAN Cluster
to further reduce the number of backlog cases and wait time 3. Opthalmology Clinic at Hospital Mersing, a Non Specialist Hospital in Johor
Timur Cluster
for treatment. This contributes to an optimized healthcare 4. Surgeries conducted at Hospital Tampin, another Non Specialist Hospital in
system. HTAN Cluster, under Global Surgery Initiative
5. Lower Section Caesarean Section surgery conducted at Hospital Semporna, a
Non Specialist Hospital in Tawau Cluster
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