NUSWhispers – Confession #102169

Our heathcare system is crumbling and overwhelmed, hospitals are operating severely beyond capacity (some beds are even in corridors) and yet people still expect so much out of our healthcare workers. My sister finished her call yesterday and immediately came home and broke down crying, she was so tired that she just went to the room and crashed. Her team of doctors and heathcare workers could barely eat or even hydrate for the entire day and I question how is this even stable or sustainable? It's easy to talk and pay a cheap tribute by saying to hang in there but where is the system to ensure that they have adequate welfare, rest and support? The superiors are mostly concerned about headcount as they are forced to squeeze the remain medical personnel who didn't fall to covid or burnout. I also really wish people could be more socially responsible and not be entitled, our heathcare workers are humans too.