JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) field hospital at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) here, set up to assist the state with Covid-19 cases, has ceased operations after a six-month stint.

       Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said the field hospital, set up at the HSA car park area, officially ended operations on Thursdy (Dec 16).

       “Throughout the field hospital activation period from June 6, it tended to 1,592 Covid-19 patients (category 1 to 4) from all over the state.

       “The field hospital also saw a total of 70 MAF personnel and 74 staff from HSA working together to help the Covid-19 patients during this time,” he said in a statement Monday (Dec 20).

       Vidyananthan said the field hospital, activated through the Johor Disaster Management Committee, had 60 beds and four intensive care unit beds.

       Another 16 hospital beds were added from August until October to cater to the high patient count in Johor then, he said.

       “The state government would like to express thanks to all the agencies involved in the operations of the field hospital for their cooperation and contribution,” he added.