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In 2000, Singapore was ranked 6th in the World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems. [1] Bloomberg ranked Singapore's healthcare system the most efficient in the world in 2014. [2] The Economist Intelligence Unit placed Singapore 2nd out of 166 countries for health-care outcomes. [3]
By 1996, the network of clinics had grown to 30 branches covering most parts of Singapore. [6] [9] When Raffles SurgiCentre saw a lack of space for further expansion, Dr Loo began looking for a site to build a hospital. They eventually settled on Blanco Court, [11] a commercial building at the intersection of North Bridge Road and Ophir Road.
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Some common indicators used to indicate health include total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy, crude birth and death rate.As of 2017, Singapore has a Total Fertility Rate of 1.16 [5] children born per woman, an Infant Mortality rate of 2.2 deaths per 1000 live births, [6] Crude Birth Rate of 8.9 births per 1000 people [7] and a Death Rate of 3 deaths per 1000 inhabitants. [8]
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 .
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Alexandra Hospital (AH) is a district general hospital located in Queenstown, Singapore that provides acute and community care under the National University Health System.. The hospital's colonial-style buildings were constructed in the late 1930s on 110,000 square metres (1,200,000 sq ft) of land.
The illuminated Singapore skyline follows a similar activation at Boston City Hall to mark the arrival of the second-annual Earthshot Awards in 2022.