KUALA LUMPUR: The air-conditioning system failure at Serdang Hospital was repaired at 4pm yesterday.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the company maintaining the air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation services had resolved the problem.

She said a power surge following the explosion of a Tenaga Nasional Bhd power station in Bandar Baru Bangi earlier last month had affected parts of the air-conditioning system.

"The electronic part of the system, which was affected, was brought in from overseas," she said.

She said the ministry would continue to monitor technical problems at all government hospitals to ensure patients' comfort.

A statement issued by Serdang Hospital director Datuk Dr Ardi Awang on March 30 said the air-conditioning failure was caused by a malfunction in the Building Automated System for the air-conditioning.

Priority was given to critical locations such as the Accidents and Emergency Department, operation theaters, critical wards, Imaging and Diagnostic Department, Invasive Cardiac Lab, Urology/Nephrology Clinic, Labour and Delivery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, administrative office, Central Sterile Supply Department, pharmacy and daycare.

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