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Public hospitals

SGH to relocate emergency department to new building on Jan 18

The new building is next to the current emergency department located at SGH Block 1
The new building is next to the current emergency department located at SGH Block 1

Woodlands Health renamed as Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.
The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

Future hospitals could see merger of B2 and C wards under new facilities design framework

Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.
Subsidised wards with 8 beds or even more will likely be phased out with the implementation of a national design framework which standardises ward layouts for public hospitals in Singapore.

Forum: Access to public healthcare a key reason for changes to IP riders

New Singapore hospitals will be built faster, likely to cost less: Ong Ye Kung

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.
The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

Poly student volunteers for night vigil in Sengkang General Hospital while dreaming of medical school

Singapore Polytechnic student Justin Tan is a volunteer for Sengkang General Hospital's Night Watchers programme, which supports the hospital during the graveyard shift.
Singapore Polytechnic student Justin Tan is a volunteer for Sengkang General Hospital's Night Watchers programme, which supports the hospital during the graveyard shift.

Alexandra Hospital to receive emergency ambulance cases from Oct 1

The move is part of the hospital’s efforts to ramp up its emergency response in preparation to have a fully functioning emergency department in 2028.
The move is part of the hospital’s efforts to ramp up its emergency response in preparation to have a fully functioning emergency department in 2028.

Better care, fewer check-ups: Patient, 91, benefits from one doctor managing hospital care

Mr Osman Abdollah with his doctor Neeta Kesu Belani (left) and daughter Hadijah.
Mr Osman Abdollah with his doctor Neeta Kesu Belani (left) and daughter Hadijah.

One principal doctor to lead patient care; public hospital clinician scheme pay to be reviewed

Patients with multiple conditions can now be attended by a care team led by a principal doctor at several public hospitals.
Patients with multiple conditions can now be attended by a care team led by a principal doctor at several public hospitals.

Deadly fungus spreading in European hospitals triggers warning

The fungus survives on hospital surfaces and medical equipment and spreads easily between patients.
The fungus survives on hospital surfaces and medical equipment and spreads easily between patients.

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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.