Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare Facilities

Overview

Our public healthcare facilities fall under 2 broad clusters: the National Healthcare Group (NHG) andSingapore Health Services (SingHealth). These 2 integrated networks enable comprehensive yet affordable quality healthcare services through co-operation and collaboration between our public healthcare establishments. The two clusters were incorporated on 1 Oct 2000 with the completion of the restructuring of Alexandra Hospital, Woodbridge Hospital and the polyclinics. Each cluster will provide a full range of acute services ranging from primary care at the polyclinics to secondary and tertiary care at the regional and tertiary hospitals and national centres. The clustering of the healthcare delivery system would promise co-operation amongst the institutions within the cluster, foster vertical integration of services and enhance synergy and economies of scale. The friendly competition between the two clusters will spur them to innovate and improve the quality of care while ensuring that medical costs remain affordable. NHG and SingHealth run our public hospitals and speciality centres as private companies. Yet as wholly owned by the government, NHG and SingHealth manage them as not-for-profit organisations. This creates management autonomy and flexibility to respond more promptly to patient needs. National Healthcare Group (NHG) members Comprises 4 hospitals, 1 national specialty centre, 9 polyclinics, 3 specialty institutes. Alexandra Hospital National University Hospital Tan Tock Seng Hospital Institute of Mental Health / Woodbridge Hospital National Skin Centre NHG Polyclinics The Cancer Institute The Eye Institute The Heart Institute Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) members Comprises 3 hospitals, 5 national specialty centres and 9 polyclinics. Changi General Hospital KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Singapore General Hospital Polyclinics SingHealth National Cancer Centre Singapore National Dental Centre National Heart Centre National Neuroscience Institute Singapore National Eye Centre Intermediate and long-term care (ILTC) There is a comprehensive range of intermediate and long-term healthcare services, classified into two broad categories of services; residential and community healthcare services. Residential Intermediate and Long Term Care Healthcare Services Community Hospitals Chronic Sick Hospitals Nursing Homes Inpatient Hospice Care Sheltered Home for Ex-Mentally ill Respite Care Community-based Intermediate and Long Term Care Healthcare Services Home-based Services: Home Medical Home Nursing Home Hospice Care Services Centre-based Facilities: Day Rehabilitation Centres for the Elderly Dementia Day Care Centres Psychiatric Day Care Centres and Rehabilitation Homes Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) MCYS also provides a range of residential and community-based services to meet the social needs of older persons. To find out more, please click here.