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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]
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 .
It serves mainly the population of northeast Singapore, in particular Sengkang, Punggol, Hougang and Pasir Ris. The hospital is managed by Sengkang Health. [1] Offering general hospital services with community-based care, the hospitals are part of Singapore's master plan in providing quality and accessible healthcare to all Singaporeans.
Name Opened District Ownership Beds Staff Outram Community Hospital: 2019 Bukit Merah: Public () 550 [18]: 350 [3]: Sengkang Community Hospital: 2018 Sengkang: 400 [19]: 407 [3]: Woodlands Health Campus
The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a group of healthcare institutions located in Singapore. The group was formed in 2000 and operates several hospitals, national specialty centers and polyclinics. Tan Tock Seng Hospital is the largest hospital in the group and serves as the flagship hospital for the cluster. [1]
Singapore in the early colonial years was a poorly funded trading post with severe budget constraints due to Raffles' commitment to keep it as a free port, which meant that the administration was not able to raise funds through customs duties. [9] This made health care substantially more difficult to provide for in this new but bustling port.
Guided by its vision, "Towards seamless quality care – together", it sought to gradually reshape Singapore's model of healthcare to meet the challenges of a growing and ageing population. [ 4 ] In Jan 2018, the Eastern Health Alliance merged with SingHealth as part of a public health restructuring exercise.
The building, which was completed in 2004, houses a neighbourhood police centre, [1] a Singapore Post post office, a People's Association community club, a SingHealth polyclinic, [2] a Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital women's clinic, [3] and a Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association office. [4] [5]