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We can cope with 6.9m?

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'Singapore public hospitals are experiencing a severe shortage of beds….Changi General Hospital set up a large air-conditioned tent outside this week for patients to stay in while waiting for beds in the hospital.

At Tan Tock Seng Hospital, dozens of beds were set up n corridors to meet demand. 

Meanwhile, Khoo Teck Puat hospital has resorted to sending patients on to Alexandra Hospital.’ ST

Khoo Teck Puat is a new hospital and there is another one in Jurong East. And the strain on the system is there for everyone to see. Not forgetting that getting an appointment can mean more than a year in waiting. 

Is this good planning? Really, we can cope with 6.9m and we are planning ahead for it. Can we just plan for now, the present? We are being screwed by the problems today, not in the future. Take care of the present first, the problems under your nose. 

It is lucky that there are free space to build tents in Changi. At the rate they are building to bring in more people, next time you can’t even find a place to pitch a tent for two. But nevermind, everything is about long term. Plan for the long term, invest for the long term. Current failures or losses will all be taken care of in the long term. 

Actually, according to MP Chia Shi Lu, “the crunch might be due to the holiday season rather than a spike in illnesses.” I think is closest to the truth. Our hospitals are now as comfortable as a 5 star hotel and many people took the opportunity to stay in hospitals for R&R.

 

Chua Chin Leng AKA RedBean

*The writer blogs at http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/

 

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