https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/bed-...ncy-departments
SINGAPORE - The bed crunch in public hospitals is so severe that it has spilled over to their emergency departments, many of which stay packed with patients because there is no room to move them elsewhere.
Emergency department (ED) doctors say there are days when the situation is so bad that an ambulance arriving is unable to discharge the patient for lack of space. Instead, the medical team has to assess the patients while they are on the ambulance trolley.
Those who are in critical condition are treated immediately. Others might have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for space to be found so that they can be offloaded and the ambulance can leave.
The Straits Times spoke to several ED doctors and nurses, who asked that they and their hospitals not be identified. They say the problem has been around for years, but has become worse this year, partly on account of the surge in Covid-19 cases.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/h...engkang-3014596
SINGAPORE - The bed crunch in public hospitals is so severe that it has spilled over to their emergency departments, many of which stay packed with patients because there is no room to move them elsewhere.
Emergency department (ED) doctors say there are days when the situation is so bad that an ambulance arriving is unable to discharge the patient for lack of space. Instead, the medical team has to assess the patients while they are on the ambulance trolley.
Those who are in critical condition are treated immediately. Others might have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for space to be found so that they can be offloaded and the ambulance can leave.
The Straits Times spoke to several ED doctors and nurses, who asked that they and their hospitals not be identified. They say the problem has been around for years, but has become worse this year, partly on account of the surge in Covid-19 cases.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/h...engkang-3014596