Redirection of non-critical patients in the Emergency Department of Hospital Tuaran to the Primary Care Unit (Klinik Kesihatan)

C S Michal; S N adirah; P Praneetha; G Juhanah; G Mohan

doi:10.51200/bjms.v10i2.629

Redirection of non-critical patients in the Emergency Department of Hospital Tuaran to the Primary Care Unit (Klinik Kesihatan)

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C S Michal Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
S N adirah Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
P Praneetha Department of Biomedical Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
G Juhanah Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
G Mohan Hospital Tuaran, Sabahu

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https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v10i2.629

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emergency service, hospital, Malaysia

Abstract

The Emergency Department (ED) provides treatment for acutely ill patients in need of urgent medical attention. Despite the availability of the primary care unit â€˜Klinik Kesihatanâ€™, where non urgent patients should be treated, Malaysiaâ€™s public hospitals still need to deal with overcrowding of non-urgent patients in ED. The main aim of the study was to assess the willingness of non-urgent patients to be redirected to Klinik Kesihatan. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Hospital Tuaran Emergency Department, Sabah. Non-urgent patients were interviewed using a questionnaire, to find out the purpose of their visit to Emergency Department. A total of 318 non-urgent patients out of 457 patients were interviewed during the study duration. 41 respondents (12.9%) were willing to be redirected towards a Klinik Kesihatan. No associated factors were found when compared with the unwilling to be redirected group. Among 277 respondents who rejected redirection to Klinik Kesihatan, 70.4% agreed to pay a surcharge to be treated in the Emergency Department and there was no association found with the employment status (p= 0.391). Most patients were not willing to accept redirection to a Klinik Kesihatan and would prefer to visit the Emergency Department despite knowing that their condition or illness is one that does not require emergency treatment. Social media, advertisements and pamphlets must be made available to educate patients on the proper use of the Emergency Department.

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2023-05-18

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Michal, C. S., adirah, S. N., Praneetha, P., Juhanah, G., & Mohan, G. (2023). Redirection of non-critical patients in the Emergency Department of Hospital Tuaran to the Primary Care Unit (Klinik Kesihatan). Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 10(2), 47–59. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v10i2.629

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2, 2016

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