Children's ICU Surge Capacity and Scale-up Rate at Singapore's Public Health Institutions

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

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Tan Wu Meng asked about the number of public healthcare institutions with children's ICUs, their current and surge capacities, scaling speed, and the count of trained medical staff.
Ong Ye Kung responded that only KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital have paediatric ICU capacity, with 32 beds in 2021 and the ability to add 20 more beds within a week if needed.
He also stated that no local paediatric COVID-19 cases have required ICU care so far, and there are 16 accredited paediatric intensivists and 163 trained or experienced nurses across both hospitals.

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Tan Wu Meng

Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Health given overseas reports of some paediatric COVID-19 patients needing intensive care (a) how many public healthcare institutions (PHI) currently have children's ICUs and the business-as-usual operational children's ICU bed capacity; (b) what is our PHI children's ICU surge capacity and how quickly can it be scaled; and (c) how many doctors and nurses are trained in the provision of children's ICU care and have recent experience thereof.

Ong Ye Kung

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and National University Hospital (NUH) are the two public healthcare institutions with paediatric ICU capacity and capability. For 2021, the paediatric ICU beds capacity in both hospitals was 32 beds.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, none of our local paediatric COVID-19 (C+) cases have required supplementary oxygen or ICU care. However, should the need arise, we are able to stand up an additional 20 paediatric ICU beds within a week.

Both hospitals currently have a total of 16 accredited paediatric intensivists, five Paediatric ICU Associate Consultants (PICU), and 163 PICU trained or experienced nurses.

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Tan Wu Meng asked about the number of public healthcare institutions with children's ICUs, their current and surge capacities, scaling speed, and the count of trained medical staff.
Ong Ye Kung responded that only KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital have paediatric ICU capacity, with 32 beds in 2021 and the ability to add 20 more beds within a week if needed.
He also stated that no local paediatric COVID-19 cases have required ICU care so far, and there are 16 accredited paediatric intensivists and 163 trained or experienced nurses across both hospitals.

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Children's ICU Surge Capacity and Scale-up Rate at Singapore's Public Health Institutions

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

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Tan Wu Meng asked about the number of public healthcare institutions with children's ICUs, their current and surge capacities, scaling speed, and the count of trained medical staff.
Ong Ye Kung responded that only KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital have paediatric ICU capacity, with 32 beds in 2021 and the ability to add 20 more beds within a week if needed.
He also stated that no local paediatric COVID-19 cases have required ICU care so far, and there are 16 accredited paediatric intensivists and 163 trained or experienced nurses across both hospitals.

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Tan Wu Meng

Ong Ye Kung

Both hospitals currently have a total of 16 accredited paediatric intensivists, five Paediatric ICU Associate Consultants (PICU), and 163 PICU trained or experienced nurses.

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Tan Wu Meng asked about the number of public healthcare institutions with children's ICUs, their current and surge capacities, scaling speed, and the count of trained medical staff.
Ong Ye Kung responded that only KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and National University Hospital have paediatric ICU capacity, with 32 beds in 2021 and the ability to add 20 more beds within a week if needed.
He also stated that no local paediatric COVID-19 cases have required ICU care so far, and there are 16 accredited paediatric intensivists and 163 trained or experienced nurses across both hospitals.

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