The Ministry of Health ( MOH) stated on Friday ( May 16 ) that the current increase in wait times at some hospitals ‘ emergency departments is consistent with a post-public holiday surge.  ,
This comes after some public institutions announced on Wednesday that they were seeing a lot of people in their crisis sections.  ,
In their Facebook posts, Changi General Hospital ( CGH) and Sengkang General Hospital ( SKH) advised their patients to anticipate longer wait times because of the current patient count.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) added to its increase in calm intake on Wednesday by announcing that it had increased individual intake since Tuesday.  ,
According to Vesak Day, Monday was a common trip in Singapore.  ,
A , a KTPH spokesman, said the higher numbers were primarily attributable to the new long trip, while SKH told CNA on Friday that the rise in patient level it faced was” consistent with the post-public vacation surge.”
Both institutions claimed that COVID-19 was not responsible for the increase in patients.  ,
According to MOH, severe facilities may have higher emergency department attendance rates during certain times of the year in response to CNA’s questions.
” Halls will continue to rapidly triage patients, to immediately identify those with serious health problems and ensure they are attended to immediately and patient care is no compromised, despite the higher visits at the ED,” said the statement.
Inpatient team will be activated to begin treatment on patients who are awaiting entrance to the emergency office to prevent any delays in the delivery of care.  ,
According to MOH, sufferers may also be transferred or diverted to different hospitals.
Hospitals may admit suitable patients to Mobile Inpatient Care at Home ( MIC@Home ) and transfer medically stable patients to community hospitals, transitional care facilities, and other community services in order to manage bed occupancy.
The health department urged individuals to seek treatment at standard practitioners ‘ offices or polyclinics for non-urgent conditions in response to earlier advice from the affected clinics.  ,