Post-discharge care

Medical care at home, for the weeks after discharge.

The days after a hospital stay or surgery are when wounds, new medications and mobility are hardest to manage — and when a small problem can grow quietly. A doctor comes to you to review recovery, adjust care and answer the questions that come up at home.

The recovery window

The first weeks at home carry the most questions.

Discharge summaries are written for clinicians, not for the family managing care at 10pm. New medications replace old ones. A dressing needs changing. Someone notices the wound looks redder than yesterday, or that an elderly parent is more confused than usual — and the only options seem to be waiting until the clinic opens or sitting in an A&E.

A home visit gives you a third option: a doctor — including emergency-medicine specialists experienced in acute and post-operative care — reviews the situation where the patient is, explains what is normal recovery and what is not, and arranges onward care if it is needed.

What a post-discharge visit covers

Recovery, reviewed at home.

Wound & surgical-site review

Checking healing, changing dressings and watching for signs of infection at the incision.

Medication reconciliation

Going through the discharge medication list for dosing, duplicates and interactions — and answering "do I still take my usual pills?"

Recovery monitoring

Reviewing pain, mobility, hydration and warning signs — and a written summary forwarded to your surgeon or GP on request.

For longer recoveries

A recovery retainer for the whole period.

For patients facing several weeks of recovery — after major surgery, a long admission, or for an elderly parent returning home — a single visit is often not enough. Our recovery retainer bundles a set of scheduled home visits with priority access to a doctor between them, so the same clinical team follows the recovery from start to finish.

It suits families who want continuity rather than booking visit by visit. Retainers are fixed-fee and arranged around the expected recovery — ask us for current retainer details.

Good to know

Questions, answered.

What families ask before arranging post-discharge care.

Talk to our team

It depends on the procedure, but many families arrange a visit within the first few days at home — when wound care, new medications and mobility are hardest to manage. We can also schedule a visit the same day if something changes.

A doctor reviews the surgical site or wound, checks the discharge medication list for interactions and dosing, manages any injectables or drips, and looks for early warning signs. You receive a written summary that can be forwarded to your surgeon or GP.

Yes. Alongside single visits, we offer a fixed-fee recovery retainer — a set of scheduled home visits with priority access for the weeks after discharge. Ask us for current retainer details.

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Bring recovery care home.

Arrange a post-discharge visit or set up a recovery retainer. A doctor reviews recovery where the patient is — no waiting rooms, no queue numbers.

Urgent Care at Home

Contact: hello@urgentcareathome.sg · +65 8850 5133

If you need emergency or life-saving treatment, do not seek it through this service. Call 995 or go to the nearest Emergency Department immediately.