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National Health Group

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Incorporated in 2000, the National Healthcare Group (NHG) manages a cluster of four hospitals, two national speciality centres, three speciality institutes, nine polyclinics and six business units.

NHG is a full service healthcare group offering the entire range of specialities such as Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Geriatric Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Paediatric Medicine and Surgery, and Pathology.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Established in 1844, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) is named after its philanthropist founder, Mr Tan Tock Seng. Today, TTSH is Singapore's second largest acute care general hospital with 1,200 beds and isequipped with state-of-the-art facilities, medical equipment, as well as the latest communication and information technology tools.
With 24 clinical departments and a full range of sub-specialities, TTSH's strengths are in Infectious Diseases, Geriatric Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology (RAI). The hospital also comprises two major speciality centres in Rehabilitation Medicine and Communicable Diseases.

National University Hospital

National University Hospital (NUH) started in 1985 as the first restructured hospital in Singapore. Today, it is a 928-bed tertiary acute-care hospital, and was the first hospital in Singapore to be accredited by the Joint Commission International in September 2004.

NUH's inpatient facilities include 26 wards, 19 operating theatres, 6 intensive care units, 22 clinical departments, 3 dental and 6 paramedical departments, 4 medical institutes as well as numerous specialist outpatient clinics and specialised service centres. NUH’s strengths lie in Cardiac, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic and Gastroenterology services.

Alexandra Hospital

Alexandra Hospital (AH) began as a military hospital in 1938 and was restructured in 2000. Today, it is a 400-bed acute care general hospital offering patient-centred and personalised care.

Institude of Mental Health

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is a 2,000-bed acute tertiary psychiatric hospital with 51 wards and three Outpatient Specialist Clinics. It was the first mental health institution in the region to receive Joint Commission International certification in September 2005.

Equipped with modern facilities, IMH offers a comprehensive range of psychiatric, rehabilitative and counselling services that meet the special needs of children and adolescents, adults and the elderly. Its clinical departments include: General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Early Psychosis Intervention and Addiction Medicine.

John Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre

As Johns Hopkins' first clinical healthcare facility established outside of the United States, the Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre (JHSIMC) is dedicated to continuing the Hopkins tradition of excellence in research, education and patient care.

Established as a geographical alternative to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States, JHSIMC's healthcare team works together to meet each and every patient's physical, psychological and emotional needs; hence providing high standard of oncology services and care to local and foreign patients.
First opened in 2000 as a state-of-the-art oncology medical centre within the National University Hospital, JHSIMC is now housed in Tan Tock Seng Hospital with 12 chemotherapy treatment beds and 30 inpatient beds.
JHSIMC's services include inpatient care at a private oncology ward, outpatient consultations and chemotherapy, internal medicine consultations/executive health screenings, as well as providing second opinions on complex medical conditions and consultations with referring physicians for specialty services. It treats a wide range of cancers, including but not limited to Breast, Ovarian, Uterine, Cervical, Lung, Throat, Nasopharynx, Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Colon and Lymphoma.

JHSIMC was the first private hospital in Singapore to be awarded the Joint Commission International accreditation in August 2004.

National Skin Centre

The National Skin Centre (NSC) operates as an outpatient specialist dermatological clinic with consultant dermatologists who have the experience and expertise to treat complex skin diseases in both their private and subsidised clinics.

National Skin Centre also provides cosmetic procedures such as:

• Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Injections
• Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment
• Chemical Peels
• Electrosurgery
• Filler Injection/Sculptra
• FraxelTM Laser Procedure
• Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
• Laser Hair Removal
• Mole Removal
• Mohs Surgery
• Non-Cultured Cellular Grafting for Vitiligo
• Pigment Laser Treatment
• Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment
• Smoothbeam Diode Laser Treatment
• Titan Infrared Skin Tightening Procedure

Parts of this article are reprinted with permission from Singapore Medicine.