Nursing home capacity will also be increased by another 310 beds by the end of 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Nursing manpower will get a major boost and hundreds more hospital and rehabilitative care beds will be added by the end of 2023 to alleviate the capacity crunch at public hospitals.
The measures aim to tackle healthcare demands that have shot up post-pandemic and are expected to continue rising as Singapore’s population ages rapidly. “Our hospital wards are therefore often full. Emergency Departments feel it very strongly. At KKH now, every day feels like Chinese New Year,” said Mr Ong.
It will boost the number of virtual wards known as Mobile Inpatient Care at Home or MIC@Home, from approximately 100 to 200 beds. This allows patients who require acute hospital care to have their active medical issues managed through the delivery of care in their homes.
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