Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today directed contractors at the Penang Hospital to urgently change their maintenance crew after an "act of negligence".
He was speaking to reporters after visiting Penang police chief Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob who was warded last Friday after he fell into an uncovered drain at the corridor of the hospital, injuring hi body and right leg.
Liow said that there had been too many cases of neglect at the hospital, including an accident of a ceiling falling on some people.
He said he had asked the director of the hospital to ensure that the new crew adhered closely to maintenance and safety guidelines.
