Raffles Hospital to receive non-critical patients sent by SCDF (Amended)
Fifty of the hospital's 168 beds have been set aside for such patients
Add BT as a preferred source
DeeperDive is a beta AI feature. Refer to full articles for the facts.
Singapore
BY the middle of next year, Raffles Hospital will receive patients with non-critical medical conditions brought by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) emergency ambulances. Under this first collaboration for ambulatory care with a private hospital to improve patients' access to care, individuals sent to the hospital with acute medical conditions such as fractures or acute symptoms from sprains and minor injuries will receive subsidised care if eligible, and pay rates similar to those of public hospitals.
Of the 168 operational beds at the hospital, up to 50 have been set aside for the patients sent in by the SCDF. Patients who require specialised care, such as those with burns or who have gynaecological problems, will not be sent by SCDF to the hospital.
Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.
