Thursday, July 21, 2011

Dialysis centre reaching full capacity with new patients

By DIANA ROSE
sarawakstar@thestar.com.my 

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/7/21/southneast/9139367&sec=southneast

MIRI: End-stage renal failure patients are on the rise here and the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) kidney dialysis centre is alarmed that it may not be able to accommodate the needs of the ever-increasing number of patients.
The centre’s founder and president Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also the Infrastructure Development and Communications Assistant Minister, said it had 78 dialysis machines and 217 patients.
“Our maximum capacity is 400 patients, but with an average of three new patients monthly, we will soon be overloaded,” said Lee, adding that the centre had spent RM30.8mil to acquire 30 new machines recently.
“There is an urgent need to create awareness on healthy living and taking care of kidneys,” said Lee at the launch of a public health talk here yesterday.
The talk themed “Understanding Your Health Better” was organised jointly by the centre, Parkway Health’s patient assistance centre andUnited Daily News.
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