However, Dr Chia’s latest explanation has again attracted criticism.
Posting on the Straits Times Facebook page, Peter Tan said:
What I do agree is that some patients with non-critical surgery during these period. BUT, I thought there are proper hospital scheduling software? Can’t be all the patients come at same time to do operations, as well as hospital will allow them to come all at same time too. Unless there is an epidemic where demands outstrip supplies, seasonal changes should be predictable using MOH data + 6.9m estimates.
Never plan properly just admit lor. What’s the big deal?
Guo Xiongwei said:
Something that is out of the norm.
Did ST report annually for the past 10 years that hospitals run out of beds during the holiday season? I don’t recall reading such.
If there’s such a bed crunch this year, is it possibly due to the current 5.4m population than the 4m at year 2000? More population, obviously more demand.
And Peter Tan echoed what some felt:
Think. For scheduled appointment for surgery, there are allotments. Where got suka suka go do surgery whenever you feel like it. Unless there is an epidemic or major industrial accident, all seasonal spike should already be contained.
- http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/01/pap-mp-clarifies-remarks-on-bed-crunch/
Posting on the Straits Times Facebook page, Peter Tan said:
What I do agree is that some patients with non-critical surgery during these period. BUT, I thought there are proper hospital scheduling software? Can’t be all the patients come at same time to do operations, as well as hospital will allow them to come all at same time too. Unless there is an epidemic where demands outstrip supplies, seasonal changes should be predictable using MOH data + 6.9m estimates.
Never plan properly just admit lor. What’s the big deal?
Guo Xiongwei said:
Something that is out of the norm.
Did ST report annually for the past 10 years that hospitals run out of beds during the holiday season? I don’t recall reading such.
If there’s such a bed crunch this year, is it possibly due to the current 5.4m population than the 4m at year 2000? More population, obviously more demand.
And Peter Tan echoed what some felt:
Think. For scheduled appointment for surgery, there are allotments. Where got suka suka go do surgery whenever you feel like it. Unless there is an epidemic or major industrial accident, all seasonal spike should already be contained.
- http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/01/pap-mp-clarifies-remarks-on-bed-crunch/