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Singapore hospitals

NHG Health, NUHS and SingHealth apps to be unified under HealthHub app

The move aims to streamline and simplify healthcare services provided by public hospitals.
The move aims to streamline and simplify healthcare services provided by public hospitals.

Hospital visiting hours to be extended at Tan Tock Seng, Khoo Teck Puat, Yishun Community

NHG Health said the revision in hours allows families and caregivers greater flexibility to plan their visits while balancing other commitments.
NHG Health said the revision in hours allows families and caregivers greater flexibility to plan their visits while balancing other commitments.

NUH to stop offering plastic bags at pharmacies from November

Donated bags may be available on racks outside pharmacies in the main building, the medical centre and the Kent Ridge wing.
Donated bags may be available on racks outside pharmacies in the main building, the medical centre and the Kent Ridge wing.

CGH, SGH, NUH lauded as AI innovation leaders in ranking of world’s best smart hospitals

At 17th, Changi General Hospital was the highest placed Singapore hospital in Newsweek’s World Best Smart Hospitals 2027.
At 17th, Changi General Hospital was the highest placed Singapore hospital in Newsweek’s World Best Smart Hospitals 2027.

Healthcare system outage: Services fully restored, investigations ongoing

An announcement at the pharmacy at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital pharmacy about the outage on Oct 13.
An announcement at the pharmacy at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital pharmacy about the outage on Oct 13.

Researchers on mission to improve heat illness data at A&Es in Singapore

At hospitals and nursing homes, heat affects various patients differently so medical staff have to take different precautions.
At hospitals and nursing homes, heat affects various patients differently so medical staff have to take different precautions.

The New Age

Investing in the future of health: Singapore’s growing longevity sector

Private healthcare groups and commercial players are racing to offer biological age testing, precision diagnostics, and personalised lifestyle interventions.
Private healthcare groups and commercial players are racing to offer biological age testing, precision diagnostics, and personalised lifestyle interventions.

New private not-for-profit hospital to be located in the east due to high occupancy rates: MOH

Mount Alvernia Hospital is currently the only not-for-profit private acute hospital in Singapore. Details of a possible second such hospital are still being worked out currently.
Mount Alvernia Hospital is currently the only not-for-profit private acute hospital in Singapore. Details of a possible second such hospital are still being worked out currently.

Thomson Medical diversifies beyond obstetrics amid falling birth rates, narrows FY2026 losses

Thomson Medical Group chief executive Melvin Heng said the company’s Singapore business will increasingly come from other specialisations rather than just women’s and maternity health.
Thomson Medical Group chief executive Melvin Heng said the company’s Singapore business will increasingly come from other specialisations rather than just women’s and maternity health.

BookTalk

Woodlands Hospital CEO Joe Hau reads to reflect on what matters

Joe Hau, chief executive officer of Woodlands Hospital, in Woodlands Hospital on July 8. He is currently reading From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks.
Joe Hau, chief executive officer of Woodlands Hospital, in Woodlands Hospital on July 8. He is currently reading From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks.

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