Singapore has the highest rate of hip fractures in Asia, but two hospitals here are making sure that patients who suffer from them are being treated earlier.
Since streamlining processes in 2017, the number of patients admitted to a ward within four hours of their arrival at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's (KTPH) emergency department has jumped threefold, while the waiting time for those transferred to the adjoining Yishun Community Hospital (YCH) has been cut by a third.
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