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Singapore hospitals

How to evacuate when a medical emergency strikes overseas

An increasing number of patients need ventilators or ICU-level care during medical evacuation.
An increasing number of patients need ventilators or ICU-level care during medical evacuation.

Shorter wait times for eye surgery as SNEC opens third operating theatre in Sengkang

The eye clinic at Sengkang General Hospital now supports nearly 30 faculty surgeons performing operations across three operating theatres.
The eye clinic at Sengkang General Hospital now supports nearly 30 faculty surgeons performing operations across three operating theatres.

Man taken to hospital unconscious after minibus crashes, knocks over lamp post in Bukit Batok

The Singapore Civil Defence Force it rescued a person from the driver's seat using hydraulic rescue equipment.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force it rescued a person from the driver's seat using hydraulic rescue equipment.

This is how you’re going to die?

Singapore Casket staff unloading a hearse.
Singapore Casket staff unloading a hearse.

Jail and caning for nurse who repeatedly molested understudy in hospital

The 38-year-old Filipino man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of molest.
The 38-year-old Filipino man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of molest.

Branded Content

Shorter stays, faster recovery: How patients at this hospital get earlier discharge

The team-based approach at Gleneagles Hospital brings together specialists from different disciplines to plan and coordinate each patient’s care.
The team-based approach at Gleneagles Hospital brings together specialists from different disciplines to plan and coordinate each patient’s care.

The move away from concierge care in private hospitals has begun

A well-functioning private healthcare sector is integral to Singapore’s economy.
A well-functioning private healthcare sector is integral to Singapore’s economy.

Lunch With Sumiko

From family dinner table to boardroom: How HMI Medical CEO grew her parents’ company

Land to be released for private not-for-profit hospital in the east: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, flanked by chief executive James Lam and deputy director of nursing Kathleen Low, touring an upgraded ICU at Mount Alvernia Hospital on April 9.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, flanked by chief executive James Lam and deputy director of nursing Kathleen Low, touring an upgraded ICU at Mount Alvernia Hospital on April 9.

Patients empowered to play bigger role in own healthcare journey and decisions

NHG Health’s chief of health services and outcomes research John Abisheganaden examining Madam Merly Hong, a patient with Tan Tock Seng Hospital since 2016.
NHG Health’s chief of health services and outcomes research John Abisheganaden examining Madam Merly Hong, a patient with Tan Tock Seng Hospital since 2016.

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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.