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Hospital bed crunch: If more beds isn't the solution, what is?
Manage episode 394835634 series 2746641
Patients have reported waiting for days to get a bed at a public hospital. Health experts say the biggest reason is that there are issues transiting to proper care after discharge. Otelli Edwards speaks to public health specialist Dr Jeremy Lim, Duke-NUS Medical School's Dr David Matchar and Jeremy Lee, assistant chief operating officer at the National University Hospital.
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Chapters
1. Hospital bed crunch: If more beds isn't the solution, what is? (00:00:00)
2. How bad is the bed crunch (00:01:55)
3. Do we need more beds? (00:07:46)
4. It costs more to be treated outside a hospital (00:11:27)
5. No real incentive for people to move out (00:13:39)
6. Bed management is everyone's responsibility (00:20:39)
7. An entire ecosystem needs to be created (00:22:56)
103 episodes
Manage episode 394835634 series 2746641
Patients have reported waiting for days to get a bed at a public hospital. Health experts say the biggest reason is that there are issues transiting to proper care after discharge. Otelli Edwards speaks to public health specialist Dr Jeremy Lim, Duke-NUS Medical School's Dr David Matchar and Jeremy Lee, assistant chief operating officer at the National University Hospital.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Hospital bed crunch: If more beds isn't the solution, what is? (00:00:00)
2. How bad is the bed crunch (00:01:55)
3. Do we need more beds? (00:07:46)
4. It costs more to be treated outside a hospital (00:11:27)
5. No real incentive for people to move out (00:13:39)
6. Bed management is everyone's responsibility (00:20:39)
7. An entire ecosystem needs to be created (00:22:56)
103 episodes
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