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The Singapore Medical Association (abbreviated SMA) is a professional association representing the interests of medical professionals in Singapore. It was established on September 15, 1959, replacing the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association. [2] As of 2020, it had over 8,200 members. [3]
As of 2019, Singapore had a total of 14,297 doctors in its healthcare system, giving a doctor-to-population ratio of 1:399. The nurse-to-population ratio (including midwives) was 1:133, with a total of 42,777 nurses. There were 2,475 dentists, giving a ratio of 1 dentist to 2,304 people. [13] [14]
Singapore General Hospital (SGH) [a] is an academic health science centre and tertiary referral hospital in Singapore.It is located next to the Bukit Merah and Chinatown districts of the Central Region, close to the Outram Community Hospital (OCH), which functions as a supplementary community and rehabilitation hospital to SGH for newly discharged patients. [1]
Denmark was the second country to introduce an electronic referral system. This was done so through a nationwide MedCom project implemented in 1995 entitled The Danish Health Care Data Network . This TeleMed project aimed to expand the electronic communication between health service parties, and e-referrals were a part of this. [ 16 ]
Singapore Health Services, commonly known as SingHealth, is the largest group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. Established in 2000, the group consists of four public hospitals , two community hospitals, five national specialty centres and a network of eight polyclinics .
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (abbreviation: TTSH) is a tertiary referral hospital in Singapore, located in Novena.Named after Tan Tock Seng, the hospital has 45 clinical and allied health departments, 16 specialist centres and is powered by more than 8,000 healthcare staff.
Medical research institutes in Singapore (3 P) Pages in category "Medical and health organisations based in Singapore" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Association of American Medical Colleges; Association of American Physicians and Surgeons; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians; Radiological Society of North America; Society for Pediatric Radiology; Society of Interventional Radiology; Society of Hospital Medicine; Urgent Care Association of America