My First Visit to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

[HellAngel]

I visited the hospital a few days ago during the night at around 10pm. The hospital is clean as it is new. I went to the A&E as my girlfriend was registering herself to see a doctor. We were told that the waiting time to see a doctor would be about 1 hour.

We ended up waiting for 3 hours instead and looking at the situation, we should consider ourselves lucky. I subtly asked one of the foreign nurse if there is only 1 doctor stationed in the A&E as only one of the doctor rooms is calling for the numbers and it is the same doctor that had been going around talking to patients who are waiting outside. Of course, that is the same doctor that my girlfriend saw.

The nurse tried to evade the question by explaining that there are other doctors around but they are attending to other patients in 'other places'.

I noticed there are at least 30 patients in A&E at that point of time and only 1 doctor seeing them?

 

[silverfox@]

The last time I went to A&E, they told me 1 hour also, then got 1 guy came in bloodied on the arm, no need wait 1 hour, got immediate attention. In the end, I waited 45 minutes probably because I got clinic doctor's letter to refer me immediately to A&E.

Need to see the timing you went and also whether patient's condition needs immediate attention.

 

[HellAngel]

I saw one whose head was bandaged and stained with blood. He waited for more than one hour. Maybe because he is a foreign worker.

The last time I went to A&E, they told me 1 hour also, then got 1 guy came in bloodied on the arm, no need wait 1 hour, got immediate attention. In the end, I waited 45 minutes probably because I got clinic doctor's letter to refer me immediately to A&E.

Need to see the timing you went and also whether patient's condition needs immediate attention.

 

[kukubird58]

I visited the hospital a few days ago during the night at around 10pm. The hospital is clean as it is new. I went to the A&E as my girlfriend was registering herself to see a doctor. We were told that the waiting time to see a doctor would be about 1 hour.

We ended up waiting for 3 hours instead and looking at the situation, we should consider ourselves lucky.

the costs for A&E consultation is quite high and waiting time is normally quite long unless it is classified as emergency case
better to go to those late nite/24hrs GP clinics.

 

[rodent2005]

That's the whole. A&E is for emergencies only.

If you are not emergency, go see a private GP. The govt's policy is to discourage people from going A&E for every minor thing.

 

[Dreamer1]

I visited the hospital a few days ago during the night at around 10pm. The hospital is clean as it is new. I went to the A&E as my girlfriend was registering herself to see a doctor. We were told that the waiting time to see a doctor would be about 1 hour.

We ended up waiting for 3 hours instead and looking at the situation, we should consider ourselves lucky. I subtly asked one of the foreign nurse if there is only 1 doctor stationed in the A&E as only one of the doctor rooms is calling for the numbers and it is the same doctor that had been going around talking to patients who are waiting outside. Of course, that is the same doctor that my girlfriend saw.

The nurse tried to evade the question by explaining that there are other doctors around but they are attending to other patients in 'other places'.

I noticed there are at least 30 patients in A&E at that point of time and only 1 doctor seeing them?

Last month,when my wife had an emergency,she instructed me not to go government hospitals,so we went to a private one

I guess she knows better.
I think the probelm is our 40% population explosion but managed by highly paid PAP ministers who are supposed to have "helicopter vision" to justify their pay.

 

[Faidenk]

That's the whole. A&E is for emergencies only.

If you are not emergency, go see a private GP. The govt's policy is to discourage people from going A&E for every minor thing.

Well, just like banks offering easy pre-approved loans to those who don't need the money. To the needy? Take a number and expect to be rejected.

 

[silverfox@]

I saw one whose head was bandaged and stained with blood. He waited for more than one hour. Maybe because he is a foreign worker.

The one you saw had bandaged, so the bleeding should have stopped. The one I saw is blood still flowing non stop.

If that foreign worker faint there, maybe they will pull him in. That will be the fastest solution. :o

 

[halsey02]

the costs for A&E consultation is quite high and waiting time is normally quite long unless it is classified as emergency case
better to go to those late nite/24hrs GP clinics.

A&E is emergency, everyone at A&E is emergency, the urgency is, who is dying faster first....that gets serve first!

Then again, yours a lesser emergency, waiting till all the worst than you gets serve first, by waiting for 1 hr or more..yours will soon become a dying case... get it!

The answer is MONEY...you have, go to a private hospital A&E...the difference is money...chances are you get served ASAP all you need is MONEY!!:p

 

[middaydog]

The nurse tried to evade the question by explaining that there are other doctors around but they are attending to other patients in 'other places'.

the nurse dare not put it that other doctors are attending to other patients in 'other hospitals' :o

 

[zuoom]

that's A&E.

normal case lowest priority.

 

[red amoeba]

objectively, it is the same situation in all public hospitals A&E...at 3 am in the morning if you have a stomachache...u rush to A&E to find 100 others are there...

and the doctors who are stationed or rostered for duties are those housemen...who have no choice but to serve becos of bond....morale low.. with stretched resources...they could only serve those in dire needs first - eg: heart attack, stroke, etc.

 

[silverfox@]

that's A&E.

normal case lowest priority.

A&E

Accident & Emergency

If yours is an Accident but not emergency, you have to wait.
If yours is an Accident and Emergency, then you get priority.

Most people who go A&E will always think theirs is Emergency.

 

[Ramseth]

Walking into any hospital A&E is either a silly or inconsiderate thing to do. All who walks in will be classified non-emergency since the patients can walk in. A&E doctors will attend to ambulance cases first without queue numbers. Call an ambulance if you think you're so seriously ill requiring emergency attention. The screening is done by the ambulance officer who can refuse to send you if she thinks that your condition is not that serious to warrant emergency attention.

The trouble is people are treating A&E like 24-hour outpatient clinic and MC centre.

 

[dysentry]

reminds me of the auntie who went to NUH A&E for eye infection and got some dental paste instead.

 

[manokie]

reminds me of the auntie who went to NUH A&E for eye infection and got some dental paste instead.

i heard someone got sacked for that

 

[annexa]

Why nobody ask MOH why their forecast for need for doctors wrong? Why NUS rejecting so many people want to study medicine so many years and MOE/MOH never increase the intake?

WHY NOBODY TELL MOE/MOH WE INCREASE POPULATION VERY FAST SO WE NEED MORE DOCTORS? LEFT HAND DON'T KNOW WHAT RIGHT HAND IS DOING?

 

[alvin36]

the costs for A&E consultation is quite high and waiting time is normally quite long unless it is classified as emergency case
better to go to those late nite/24hrs GP clinics.

actually Mt Alvenia's 24 hour outpatient is quite cheap. only about $40 when I brought my MIL there few weeks ago, and the waiting time is less than 30min from registration to see doctor. But of course, the hospitalisation is not cheap. I'm not sure about the rate for other hostpitals.

And I suspect, in pte hostpital, they will ask the patient to at least stay over night. Otherwise, what they earn ?? Anyone has similar experience in other pte hostpital ?

 

[alvin36]

why MOH takes more than 20 years to build a hostpital in the north ??

are we supposed to give credit to Khaw for building this hostpital ? or are we supposed to say that the previous minister to not doing the job ??

 

[besotted]

Manokie, who is the babe in your avatar?