Khoo Teck Puat Hospital sets up Singapore's first dedicated geriatric emergency care unit
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has set up Singapore's first dedicated geriatric emergency care unit, which is expected to serve more than a thousand patients annually and shorten hospital stays from a week to just 24 hours. GEM CARE is an expansion of a pilot that started with six beds in July. The elderly make up over a quarter of the up to 300 patients daily at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital emergency department. Nadine Yeam reports.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has set up Singapore's first dedicated geriatric emergency care unit, which is expected to serve more than a thousand patients annually and shorten hospital stays from a week to just 24 hours. GEM CARE is an expansion of a pilot that started with six beds in July. The elderly make up over a quarter of the up to 300 patients daily at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital emergency department. Nadine Yeam reports.
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