We design our services to promote health, prevent and reduce illness, and ensure Singaporeans have access to good and affordable healthcare for all their healthcare needs from primary healthcare at the local GP to long-term community or residential care.
Primary Healthcare Services
Primary healthcare services are provided by professionals—usually general practitioners —in polyclinics and private medical clinics within the community. These healthcare professionals are often the first point of contact with patients. Click to read more
Hospital Services
We have 8 public hospitals comprising 6 general hospitals, a women's and children's hospital, and a psychiatry hospital. General hospitals provide multi-disciplinary inpatient and specialist outpatient services, and 24-hour emergency departments. Six national specialty centres provide cancer, cardiac, eye, skin, neuroscience and dental care. Click to read more
Dental Services
Public dental services are available at two national specialty centres and in some polyclinics and hospitals. The Health Promotion Board primarily focuses on preventive and primary dental care, targeted mainly at school pupils. Click to read more
Intermediate and Long Term Care (ILTC)
These continuing care facilities are for patients who no longer require the level of care dispensed by a hospital, but nevertheless require continued care. ILTC comprises:
Residential ILTC services care, for patients who stay in these facilities both in the day and at night.
Community-based ILTC services, both centre-based and home-based, provided to patients during the day.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
We base our healthcare services on Western medical science. However, our ethnic groups occasionally consult traditional medicine practitioners for general ailments. Interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and other traditional or alternative medical treatments is increasing both here and around the world. We are, therefore, reviewing standards of training and practice of TCM in Singapore. Our aim is to ensure a higher quality of TCM practice, for the benefit of patients who consult TCM practitioners.
Support Services
Support services to hospitals and primary healthcare programmes include forensic pathology, pharmaceutical services and blood transfusion service.
A List of All Our Healthcare Facilities
Please click here for information and photos of completed healthcare facilities and please use this link for upcoming healthcare facilities.
Relevant agencies
Agency for Integrated Care
Communicable Diseases Agency
SG Enable