Arrangements for Private Hospitals to Step In When Public Hospitals Reach Capacity Limit

Debated in Parliament on 7 Nov 2022.

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Joan Pereira asked if the Ministry of Health is collaborating with private hospitals to provide care when public hospitals reach capacity limits and how this would work.
The Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung, indicated that the question would be addressed together with other similar parliamentary queries on 8 November 2022.
The response referred to an official report on long waiting times at accident and emergency departments of restructured hospitals for further details.

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Joan Pereira

Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry is working with private hospitals to ensure that these hospitals can step in to provide care to patients once our public hospitals reach a certain capacity limit and, if so, how.

Ong Ye Kung

This question will be further addressed together with other similar Parliamentary Questions on 8 November 2022. [Please refer to "Long Waiting Times at Accident and Emergency Departments of Restructured Hospitals", Official Report, 08 November 2022, Vol 95, Issue 74, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

Arrangements for Private Hospitals to Step In When Public Hospitals Reach Capacity Limit

Debated in Parliament on 7 Nov 2022.

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Joan Pereira asked if the Ministry of Health is collaborating with private hospitals to provide care when public hospitals reach capacity limits and how this would work.
The Minister for Health, Ong Ye Kung, indicated that the question would be addressed together with other similar parliamentary queries on 8 November 2022.
The response referred to an official report on long waiting times at accident and emergency departments of restructured hospitals for further details.

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Joan Pereira

Ong Ye Kung

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Arrangements for Private Hospitals to Step In When Public Hospitals Reach Capacity Limit

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Joan Pereira

Ong Ye Kung

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Arrangements for Private Hospitals to Step In When Public Hospitals Reach Capacity Limit

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Joan Pereira

Ong Ye Kung

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