I was wondering (more to whoever knows the SOP in government hospital),

For government hospital, for surgery you will need to be in a queue. If however the case where the patient are in urgency (life death situation) they will expedite it based on the risk and urgency of the patient through the queue?

What's the SOP for assigning the patient to the surgery queue? Just based on number of people alone? Or there's risk / urgency factor that are being taken into consideration?

Thank in advance.

PS for more context, cancer removal surgery for example.

This post has been edited by Imaizumi: Jun 27 2019, 09:24 AM

coz surgery theater limited space.. emergency cases like accident will be prioritized oso

if you are in a rush and can't really wait then private hospital is your best bet

My experience:

You may need a referral letter. In my case, the referral letter was from private hospital.

Govt Hospital - Make an appointment to see the specialist. Once received confirmation from the doctor, they will refer to a group of specialist (the operation not just involve oncologist, but few specialist)
and then they will decide whether to proceed or not. if its too risky, then they decide not to go for operation. if yes, they will proceed ASAP.

my experience for cancer removal surgery. PM for details. Thank you.

My father done operation for cancer removal within 3 weeks in government hosp
Pm me for more details.

Depend.

It is based on staging, outcome (survival rate, metastasis) and total condition. Usually patient with higher survival rate will be given priority.

Generally as what gentleman above mentioned. But sometimes even if terminal stage patient would be slotted earlier depending on condition, however their operation isn't curative but more to palliative care.

It is really case-to-case basis.

Cancer removal depending on stage of cancer and how aggressive it is. Expedite case only for acute conditions like heart attack, spinal injury etc.

I think that you need to stand in line if you are not being treated in a private clinic and you have a lot of money. My dad is with stage IV cancer, it's 10 mths later and he's still at home under palliative care, he was given 3-6 mths last April, he's now using more n more oxygen at home and the past week he has become depressed more so, and hard to breathe, and most concerning is his lack of appetite. All I can do is hire a home care https://myallamericancare.com/nursing-care-at-home/ that helps me in this difficult moment. They are professionals and know what to do.

Thank you all. The said patient have gone through the operation a week earlier due to open slot.

Hope reader would include the said patient in their prayer for fast recovery.