When people are transferred to hospitals farther apart, do they suffer?  ,
According to Dr. Teo, the distances required to transport people to hospitals and nbsp have not been a problem in Singapore.
In any case, the doctor clarified that the idea that longer travel times risk a patient is untrue.  ,
The time” saved” to visit the closest but least suitable hospital will result in more disruptions and a worse outcome, he claimed.
Dr. Teo used the case of a injury patient who was transferred to sane medical facilities that were unable to control his condition and who ultimately made arrangements for him to be transferred.
It may take about an hour to organize the following steps, including stabilizing, activating an hospital, calling the receiving medical, and other factors.
This would be more than any” benefits” in vacation time, and during that hour, the patient has still not received the proper care, according to Dr. Teo.
You patients be transported to a nearby private hospital?  ,
No, unless Raffles Hospital is involved.
If they are determined to be in non-life disturbing conditions and if Raffles Hospital is the closest available and appropriate center, individuals picked up by an SCDF hospital may be sent to the crisis department it.
With the exception of weekends and public vacations, they can only be sent during business hours.
Patients with specific conditions, such as major trauma, mental health issues, or obstetric or paediatric-related ones, wo n’t be sent there. Those who have contagious diseases, severe burns, or injuries from hazardous materials wo n’t either.
Private hospitals were never designed to offer the full spectrum of crisis and trauma services required to manage all life-threatening conditions, according to Edwin Tong, the then-senior minister of state for health, who made this claim in parliament in 2020.