Is There A Need For Doctors to make Home Visits?

Let’s be honest with ourselves.

In today's environment, the regular person is busy, strapped for time, works long hours, and yeah, has family commitments.

In fact, the regular person is likely to be so busy that when the ugly spectre of illness strikes, putting things down and setting them aside is a challenge in itself.

“If Mohamed cannot go to the Mountain, The Mountain must go to Mohamed”

Medical Services at Home

This painful time challenge is often observed in families with elderly patients or family members who are bed-bound that require adhoc, short, or long term medical and nursing care. Deterioration in patient's health often means a whole day of waiting at the hospital due to long queues and of course, the omnipresent issue of bed availability.

“Murphy’s Law: Whatever can go Wrong will go Wrong.”

CMY Medical's services aim to complement hospital services by providing quality healthcare to patients in the comfort of their home. This is especially valuable to the elderly who are not keen to go to the hospital, and to patients who are bed-bound and/or patients with restricted mobility.

24 hour housecall doctors and nursing services visit the patient at home. Allowing patients to rest with ease and comfort at home while waiting for the medical team offers much relief to both the patient and family since there is no need for travel.

The other benefit of housecall services is the doctor's ability to make better assessment of the patient's living environment. This complements the doctor's diagnosis and will allow him to make more appropriate recommendations. This is a big advantage over consultation in a clinic or hospital.

Care-givers and helpers can also be taught how to perform certain tasks on-site to care for patient and themselves.

CMY Medical cares not just for patients, but also their care-givers.

At Work

On the other hand, housecall services also caters to busy working executives. In Singapore's competitive, fast paced and highly stressed working environment, people undergo tremendous amount of stress and get little rest.

It is not uncommon for one to suddenly feel unwell in the workplace on the day of an important meeting. The Housecall doctor will go to you.

Summary

Housecall services benefit people from all walks of life - from busy executives to elderly and bed-bound patients at home.

From ad hoc services to long term care, short term treatments to preventative care, from palliative care to chronic conditions, families can be assured that your loved ones are in good hands even when you cannot be home.

The Doctor, is in the House.

About The Author

Dr Lau Tzun Hon is a resident housecall doctor at CMY Medical. He received his MBBS (Hons) from Sydney University in 2001 and has served in the both private and government restructured hospitals prior to commencing his practice in Home Care.

While in the Government Restructured Hospitals, Dr Lau served primarily in the Department of Accident & Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesia. Upon entering the Private sector, Dr Lau worked in both public and private A&E departments before venturing into Home Care.

Over the years, he has developed a strong passion to maintain and  enhance the quality of life for patients under his care.  A strong believer that healthcare does not need to be financially straining, Dr Lau often delivers more value beyond expectations.