SGH Responds to Social Media Posts About Nurse’s Passing

By
George Yang
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A nurse who worked in Singapore General Hospital passed away last week.

Before her death, Karunyah Paskaran had worked in an urology ward in the hospital.

News of her passing was shared on Instagram account @Sgnightingales, a support group for nurses working in Singapore.

It’s unknown how she passed on, but this post in Wake Up, Singapore Facebook Page went viral due to the speculations of her passing.

According to an anonymous person, a nurse had committed suicide. She has allegedly been losing a lot of weight this year, and had wanted to go back home to Malaysia but the “situation in our ward is not permitting her to do so”.

Another anonymous person also added that the nurse had been taking sick leave due to anxiety, and had wanted to go back to Malaysia to attend her friend’s wedding and also see her family.

However, it should be noted that these are not verified sources and could just be pure speculations.

But with the post going viral and more people talking about this, SGH has responded.

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SGH Responds to Social Media Posts About Nurse’s Passing

In a Facebook post this afternoon, SGH Chief Nurse, Ms Ng Gaik Nai, responded to the social media posts.

She said, “We are aware of messages and posts on social media on the passing of one of our colleagues.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of a well-loved colleague and dear friend to many in SGH. Our heartfelt condolences goes to her family. We have reached out to them to offer our assistance during this difficult time of immense grief. We are also supporting our colleagues as they mourn the loss.”

At the end of the post, she urged the public not to speculate about the incident out of respect for the deceased’s family and SGH staff.

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