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Parliamentary QA

LENGTH OF STAY IN TRANSITIONAL CARE FACILITIES AND CAPACITY EXPANSION OF MOBILE INPATIENT CARE @ HOME PROGRAMME

8 January 2025

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3330

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 8 JANUARY 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms He Ting Ru

MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 6443

To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each year from 2022 to 2024, what is the average length of stay for patients in transitional care facilities; (b) whether the Ministry has expanded the capacity of the Mobile Inpatient Care @ Home (MIC@Home) programme to the planned 300 beds in 2024; and (c) what is the current average length of stay for patients under the MIC@Home programme.

Answer

The average length of stay (ALOS) for patients in Transitional Care Facilities (TCFs) was 32 days and 37 days in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

As of December 2024, the Mobile Inpatient Care at Home (MIC@Home) bed capacity is about 185 beds. The ALOS for patients under MIC@Home is six days.


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