11-02-2022, 10:09 PM
Healthcare workers describe struggles as patients flood emergency rooms amid Omicron wave
CNA speaks to public hospitals as well as four healthcare workers to get a sense of the situation on the ground as Singapore rides the Omicron wave.
SINGAPORE: Stretchers filled with patients. Doctors and nurses testing positive for COVID-19. Long shifts with no toilet breaks. Fatigue.
Healthcare workers at several hospitals across Singapore are feeling the strain amid a flood of patients seeking treatment at emergency departments, leading to long queues and waiting time for a ward placement.
It’s like Tetris blocks except it’s stretchers filled with patients,” said Jessica (not her real name), who works as a doctor at a public hospital.
“When you bring a patient in, you just have to find an empty spot to just push them there. It can be very confusing and hard to find them sometimes because it’s just so crowded, so we end up having to shout their names to try and find them,” she added.
Healthcare workers interviewed for this story were not identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ve-2492571
CNA speaks to public hospitals as well as four healthcare workers to get a sense of the situation on the ground as Singapore rides the Omicron wave.
SINGAPORE: Stretchers filled with patients. Doctors and nurses testing positive for COVID-19. Long shifts with no toilet breaks. Fatigue.
Healthcare workers at several hospitals across Singapore are feeling the strain amid a flood of patients seeking treatment at emergency departments, leading to long queues and waiting time for a ward placement.
It’s like Tetris blocks except it’s stretchers filled with patients,” said Jessica (not her real name), who works as a doctor at a public hospital.
“When you bring a patient in, you just have to find an empty spot to just push them there. It can be very confusing and hard to find them sometimes because it’s just so crowded, so we end up having to shout their names to try and find them,” she added.
Healthcare workers interviewed for this story were not identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...ve-2492571