Kota Kinabalu: A total of 490 staff of the Kota Kinabalu Zone Cluster Hospital received the Outstanding Service Award (APC) for the year 2022 in a ceremony, here, Tuesday.
The Minister of Community Development and People’s Wellbeing (KPMKR), Datuk James Ratib, who presented the award said it inspired all employees to serve even better.
“I would like to congratulate the 490 recipients of the Outstanding Service Award (APC) in 2022. Hopefully, with this recognition, it will raise the spirit of all the employees of this department.
“Congratulations also to the 60 officers and staff who have and will retire this year.
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Meanwhile, James, who is also Sugut Assemblyman, said responsibility in the public service has great challenges.
This, he said, includes prioritising the aspect of high integrity when carrying out duties as without such value it will lead to prioritising personal interests, corruption and so on.
“Performance is always recognised. Therefore, we need to always be alert, open-minded and ready for any change in the environment. In other words, we cannot remain comfortable and satisfied with an achievement.
“In addition, the community’s expectations of health services are also getting higher and higher and this matter definitely requires staff to carry out continuous reforms so that they are always responsive in meeting the community’s health needs.
“Thus, in line with the mission and vision of the Ministry of Health Malaysia and the Sabah Health Department, you should emphasise the aspect of ‘character building’ by increasing knowledge, improving skills and also practising good values and positive personal characteristics, said James.
He said this while officiating at the Kota Kinabalu Zone Cluster Hospital’s 2022 Outstanding Service Award and 2023 Retiree Appreciation Ceremony held at the Hilton Kota Kinabalu Hotel Grand Ballroom, Tuesday.
According to him, the ceremony is meaningful especially in giving recognition to public service officers who have shown excellent performance as well as appreciation to retirees who have served with dedication.
“Well done also to the committee for their commitment in making the event a success. I am aware that today’s ceremony is carried out in a cluster and involves eight Responsibility Centres (PTj) or Kota Kinabalu Zone hospitals,” he said.
In the meantime, James said that the Hospital Cluster initiative was introduced as a step to improve the efficiency of services in the hospitals of the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
The implementation of this initiative, he said, is with the collaboration of two or more specialist hospitals and non-specialist hospitals in the same geographical location to form a cluster.
Cluster hospital services are implemented through sharing and optimising the use of resources in the hospitals involved.
“The Kota Kinabalu Zone Cluster Hospital started since 2018 with the collaboration between Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HQE) as the lead hospital (LH) together with seven non-lead hospitals (NLH), namely, the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (HQEII), Sabah Women and Children Hospital (HWKKS), Mesra Bukit Padang Hospital (HMBP), Papar Hospital, Ranau Hospital, Kota Belud Hospital and Tuaran Hospital.
“The main mission of the formation of this cluster is to reduce the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) in lead hospitals and increase the BOR in non-lead hospitals,” he said.
According to James, the collaboration also aims to improve the level of competence among doctors and paramedics.
“It is hoped that the implementation of this cluster hospital can further improve the quality of health service delivery in the State, especially in rural areas,” he said.
Also present were Dr Asits bin Sanna, Sabah Health Director; Dr William Gotulis, Director of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Chief Executive Officer, Kota Kinabalu Zone Cluster Hospital Committee and others.
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