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Patient who fell from first floor of hospital now in ICU

KOTA BARU: A patient who fell from the first floor of the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZII) yesterday, is now warded at its intensive care unit (ICU).

State health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said the 66-year-old male patient was warded at the ICU soon after the incident took place at 10.40am.

"He is currently being monitored and hopefully, his condition will be stabilise soon," he said in a statement.

Yesterday, the Kelantan health department confirmed that a male patient suffering from several chronic diseases fell from the first floor of HRPZII.

The incident took place at the hospital's Ambulatory Care Centre.

The state health department ordered the hospital management to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident which has since gone viral on social media.

It is learnt that the patient was receiving treatment at the hospital when he fell from the 1st floor of the five-storey building.

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