SINGAPORE – A woman’s claims that she was refused treatment at a hospital here because she is not a Singaporean citizen were refuted by the hospital on Thursday.
However, Associate Professor Kenneth Tan, the head and senior consultant for the department of emergency medicine at Singapore General Hospital told The Straits Times that she was discharged from the emergency department about two hours following her arrival “after being thoroughly reviewed by our clinical team”.
He said: “During the triage process at the entry to our emergency department, the patient was handed a mask after a staff member noticed that she was not wearing one. “Masking is required in all clinical areas in the hospital to protect our patients and our colleagues. This is particularly important in the emergency department, where there are many ill and vulnerable patients,” Prof Tan said.
Prof Tan added that the hospital has regular courses to teach its employees how to de-escalate and manage such situations.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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