[ad_1]
SINGAPORE – A patient from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) took off on a “road trip” last Saturday (Nov 23), wearing a hospital gown as he rode a mobility scooter in a bus lane in Chinatown.
The unusual sight in Eu Tong Sen Street was caught in an 11-second video, which has been circulating online.
The hospital, when contacted by The Straits Times, confirmed the man was a patient at the hospital who left the ward on his personal mobility aid (PMA) without informing the staff.
Its chief nurse, Dr Tracy Carol Ayre, said patients who want to spend some time with their visitors out of the ward have to inform the staff, who will assess if it was safe for them to do so, depending on their medical condition.
“Patients are also reminded not to leave the hospital ground in case their condition changes,” she added.
But should they leave the ward for a prolonged period, the staff will call them or their family members to find out their whereabouts and start a search within the hospital, she said.
The video was sent to citizen journalism website Stomp by 51-year-old Hamid Osman.
[ad_2]
Source link
