Khoo Teck Puat Hospital service, which discharges patients within 24 hours, lauded

tgktph - A doctor from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's Ambulatory Emergency Care service speaking with a patient. PHOTO: KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL PHOTO: KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL
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SINGAPORE - After attending a spin class in May, Ms Wendy Chan's legs were so wobbly she had trouble walking and her urine was abnormally dark.

When things still did not improve three days later, the 29-year-old community engagement executive sought help at the emergency department at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun.

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