Besides increasing the number of hospital beds, the authorities are also trying to provide hospital-type care at home
More patients will be able to receive hospital-type care at home with the expansion of a “virtual” ward pilot programme to more public healthcare institutions, said the Ministry of Health in August.
The Mobile Inpatient Care-at-Home pilot programme, begun in April 2022, allows patients to receive medical care in their own homes instead of a hospital ward. Selected patients with conditions classified under general medicine, like skin infections, can be admitted to a “virtual” ward, where they receive treatment from healthcare professionals via teleconsultations and home visits until they are fit for discharge.Ong Ye Kung: S'pore to extend COVID-19 vaccination to children aged 5 to 11 as clinical trials show it's safe & effective
MIC@Home was first implemented at hospitals under the National University Health System, Singapore General Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and then expanded to four more hospitals: Changi General Hospital , KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital , Sengkang General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital .
As of June 2023, around 1,000 patients have benefited from the programme, resulting in an estimated savings of 7,000 bed days, reported Channel News Asia.The working age population of citizens aged 20 to 64 declined from 64.9 per cent in 2013 to 61 in 2023, while the proportion of citizens aged 65 and above increased from 11.7 per cent in 2013 to 19.1 per cent during the same period.
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