Client Story
Driving better operating theatre efficiencies with Sunrise™ Surgical Care
Offering a wide spectrum of specialist clinics and co-located with the Sengkang Community Hospital (SKCH), SKH is part of the newest integrated hospital campus delivering multidisciplinary and patient-centric care covering all major healthcare disciplines.
Improved patient safety and increased care efficiencies
Enabled faster and safer handover between clinicians
Optimised operating theatre utilisation and productivity
Over the years, SKH has been able to progressively digitise its clinical processes, such as implementing Sunrise Surgical Care to provide a continuous, patient-level record that meets the distinct IT needs of surgical and perioperative care, including pre-operative orders and documentation. This has helped to enhance inpatient safety and improve care delivery efficiency. The hospital also uses the data from Sunrise Surgical Care for operations, planning and research.
Patients admitted to SKH are treated holistically, with a focus on acute medical care to treat and stabilise their conditions. Patients benefit from having a primary doctor oversee and coordinate their care throughout their hospitalisation and follow-up visits, ensuring patient-centric care that supports better health outcomes.
“Being able to see case lists within Sunrise has led to a greater integration between clinical management and scheduling. Clinicians can better manage their lists, paying attention to the changing clinical context of each case. Handovers are also faster and safer as all the documentation is stored on Sunrise. By having live status updates of progress across our operating theatres, our ground staff can optimise operating theatre utilisation and productivity,” said Dr Aaron Lee, Chief Medical Informatics Officer.
In a high-acuity healthcare environment, an IT surgical tool that is relevant for the entire care continuum and unified with continuous patient records from Altera Sunrise provides a robust surgical solution. It helps teams collaborate, share information and co-design the care plan so patients can get a head start in the healing process—often beginning their rehabilitation early while still receiving inpatient medical treatment.