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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

SingHealth gets $135m donation from Khoo Teck Puat estate to fund healthcare growth

(From left) Prof Ng Wai Hoe, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth; Ms Mavis Khoo, Trustee of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam;  Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung; Mr Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman, SingHealth and Prof Ivy Ng, Chair, SingHealth Fund during the presentation of a token of appreciation to the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat on Jan 13.
(From left) Prof Ng Wai Hoe, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth; Ms Mavis Khoo, Trustee of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam;  Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung; Mr Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman, SingHealth and Prof Ivy Ng, Chair, SingHealth Fund during the presentation of a token of appreciation to the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat on Jan 13.

KTPH geriatric wards see improvements as they go restraint-free

Senior occupational therapist Giang Thuy Anh (standing, left) and senior staff nurse Siti Nur Aisyah Ibrahim with a patient at Yishun Community Hospital.
Senior occupational therapist Giang Thuy Anh (standing, left) and senior staff nurse Siti Nur Aisyah Ibrahim with a patient at Yishun Community Hospital.

1 person taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Yishun HDB flat

The fire affected the second-floor unit's kitchen and was extinguished by the SCDF with a water jet.
The fire affected the second-floor unit's kitchen and was extinguished by the SCDF with a water jet.

Singapore reviewing its plan to better control spread of drug-resistant superbugs

Currently, the country’s AMR rate for a number of infections such as the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusinfection is lower than the global rate.
Currently, the country’s AMR rate for a number of infections such as the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusinfection is lower than the global rate.

Patients in the north see shorter wait times for beds, surgery: NHG Health chief

With the opening of Woodlands Health in May 2024, some 500 hospital beds have been added to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s close to 800 beds.
With the opening of Woodlands Health in May 2024, some 500 hospital beds have been added to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s close to 800 beds.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.