Malaysia health official to probe sleepy surgeons
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Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian health officials will investigate claims by two alleged surgeons who told a local radio station they dozed off while performing surgeries, a report said Sunday.
Hasan Abdul Rahman, director general of health, said such doctors were liable to have their licenses suspended or removed from office by their hospitals.
"Such things will affect our image as we need competent doctors," Hasan told the New Sunday Times newspaper. "The patients' safety is our main concern."
One of the two alleged doctors told a radio show Friday that he fell asleep while helping a surgeon perform an operation. A second caller said he dozed off while assisting an appendectomy.//DPA
