Singapore General Hospital

Singapore General Hospital seems too good for such a small country. It covers absolutely the whole range of medical problems of patients and welcomes more than 1 million patients from around the world per year.

Singapore General Hospital provides medical services of any profile to patients referred by family doctors, as well as specialists in public and private practice. The clinic provides a wide range of medical services within one complex. The campus of the hospital is home to 5 National Specialist Centers, facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. Singapore General Hospital practices team care provided by doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.

Singapore General Hospital is a non-profit institution wholly owned by the Government of Singapore and is a leading hospital in the country's public health system. It is also a member of the SingHealth complex of medical institutions.

Singapore General Hospital does not only treat patients. The hospital also provides training for local students, doctors and international specialists. It also has a research center, which develops new treatment options and early diagnostics methods.


Key numbers:
Capacity - 1,785
Staff - 9,888
Inpatients - 80,817
Outpatients - 724,480
Emergency assistance provided - 128,660
Surgeries performed - 92,228

Singapore General Hospital is the premier teaching clinic for undergraduate medical education as well as postgraduate and advanced training for medical specialists, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

Students from the National University of Singapore and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine spend a significant portion of their study program at the Singapore General Hospital.

The hospital also serves as a clinical teaching hospital for nurses, radiologists, and internists from polytechnics and medical institutions here and in the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore General Hospital is committed to providing modern and better treatment to the patients through research.

Clinical research is an integral part of Singapore General Hospital's institutional practice and is actively conducted by physicians and scientists from the medical, nursing and allied health departments. The hospital leverages its interdisciplinary capabilities, depth of specialization, large patient base and its research links with renowned centers locally and globally.