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33-526: Construction of the hospital started in 2012 and had cost about SGD 1 billion to build. The hospital was planned together with the Jurong Community Hospital to cater to the residents living in the Western part of Singapore and it will comprise 8 levels of specialist clinics upon completion. The completion of the hospital was delayed by 6 months due to problems with the production of materials needed for

66-516: A Therapeutic Horticulture Programme was started in the gardens to provide occupational therapy to patients. A commemorative plaque in the gardens honours the hundreds of hospitalized soldiers and staff massacred by Japanese forces in 1942. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Khoo Teck Puat Hospital ( Abbreviation : KTPH ) is a 795-bed general and acute care hospital located at Yishun in Singapore. Named after Singaporean hotelier, Khoo Teck Puat ,

99-413: A health-care cluster similar to the diverse facilities now in the vicinity of Singapore General Hospital , providing high-quality healthcare services to the growing population in the north. Possible inclusions in the cluster are a community hospital and medical-tourist hotels. The hospital's specialist outpatient clinics and day surgery operating theatres opened on 29 March 2010. The initial timeline

132-644: A resource-efficient Integrated General Hospital (IGH) model: "One patient, One bed, One care team, One principal doctor, One with the community, Healthcare" (OOOOOH). It will also incorporate six peaks of excellence in areas such as Integrated Care, Geriatric Medicine, Supportive and Palliative Care Medicine, Rehabilitative Medicine, Psychological Medicine, Ambulatory Surgery. Psychiatric services will also be set up, with inpatient wards to cater for acute and sub-acute psychiatric care and rehabilitation, as well as services on medical psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and psychogeriatrics. In 2023, Alexandra established

165-487: A savings of more than S$ 1 million a year on utilities costs. " Fins " along the building's walls are designed to channel the prevailing north-east winds into the building. Wind tunnel tests conducted at the National University of Singapore found that the "fins" would enhance the air flow by 20 to 30%. Sun shades are placed over the windows to reduce direct glare from sunlight and also directed upwards towards

198-662: Is a district general hospital located in Queenstown , Singapore that provides acute and community care under the National University Health System . The hospital's colonial-style buildings were constructed in the late 1930s on 110,000 square metres (1,200,000 sq ft) of land. Under British rule, it was known as the British Military Hospital and was the site of a massacre in February 1942 by

231-486: Is divided into two sections, each with its own toilet and shower facilities. There is only one drop-off point for the hospital and it is 20 metres to the emergency department and also between 20 and 40 metres to the specialist clinics. Wards are designed so that there are no protruding sinks or cupboards to prevent patients hurting themselves. The hospital also incorporates environmentally friendly features. The building uses 30% less energy than other hospitals leading to

264-684: The S$ 125 million donation made by the late hotelier Khoo Teck Puat 's family towards building and funding of the hospital, the hospital was named after him instead of the previously planned name, Alexandra Hospital @ Yishun. On 30 September 2007, then-Health Minister Khaw, at a community event in Yishun, noted that additional land parcels set aside around the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital could be used for construction of further, more specialised health-care facilities and that beyond 2020, might eventually create

297-589: The geroscience basic research at National University Health System led by Dr. Brian K. Kennedy , the Center's mission is to increase the Singapore population's healthspan by five years by slowing biological aging . Alexandra Hospital will form part of a future Health District in Queenstown and with an increased clinical capacity, support the Healthier SG initiative. Details of this plan were further revealed when

330-610: The British Military Hospital, the facility served as the principal military hospital of the British Far East Command . During the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, it was the scene of a massacre by Japanese soldiers of wounded British servicemembers and medical staff. After World War II , Alexandra Hospital remained as one of the most modern hospitals in Singapore up to the 1970s. In its heyday, Alexandra Hospital

363-560: The Centre for Healthy Longevity (CHL), a longevity medicine center focused on maintaining individuals as close as possible to optimal performance across the lifespan by targeting biological aging as the greatest driver of diseases of aging . With a S$ 5 million gift from the Lien Foundation , the Center will conduct clinical trials and care for patients using nutrition, exercise, dietary supplements and repurposed drugs . Complementing

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396-533: The Japanese as they took over Singapore in World War II . After the liberation of Singapore , the hospital was returned to its British administration, before being handed over to the Singapore government on 11 September 1971. Since then, it has gone through four changes of administration, most recently on 1 June 2018, to a team of long-term stewards under the National University Health System . Established in 1938 as

429-548: The Ng Teng Fong General Hospital opening in July 2015, Alexandra Hospital was to be closed for maintenance and renovation. Specialist Outpatient Clinics Services continued to operate at AH until its move to NTFGH. Alexandra Hospital was to be taken over by Sengkang Health and reopened in phases by the third quarter of 2015. JurongHealth ceased operations at Alexandra Hospital (AH) at 5.30 pm on 29 June 2015 to prepare for

462-444: The care of a single holistic care team. The Community Care Coordination Unit (C3U) @ AH is a multidisciplinary team that bring together healthcare teams and care managers to work with patients, families, and community partners for early clinical and social interventions. A 20 hectare medicinal garden was opened at AH on 30 July 2005. The garden was based on a book by Singaporean botanist Wee Yeow Chin and took three months to plant

495-442: The ceiling to light up the wards. This reduces energy use on lighting up the hospital. Solar panels on the roof provide power to fans in the public areas. The air-conditioning system draws supply air from its internal courtyards, where the air is cooler, hence reducing the cooling loads. In 2015, Muhammad Iskandar Sa'at , a suspect arrested for motor theft, was being evaluated at KTPH for chest pain while under custody. When one of

528-587: The community, Healthcare redesign). Alexandra Hospital will be redeveloped into an integrated health campus by 2030, in view of the rising demand in health and medical services set to increase, as the population intensifies in the southwestern region of Singapore, and will be first public hospital redeveloped after the COVID-19 pandemic . The future hospital is planned to be pandemic-ready, green and sustainable , with phygital (seamlessly-integrated physical and digital) care, new roles for nurses and caregivers, under

561-438: The exterior of the hospital. Due to the delay, Alexandra Hospital , which was due to close temporarily for renovation once the hospital is completed, remained operational till construction of the hospital is complete. Later, it was announced that the hospital would open on 30 June 2015. The hospital commenced operations on 30 June 2015. On 10 October that year, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, along with Jurong Community Hospital,

594-447: The garden. The garden is part of providing a healing environment for patients and visitors. Gardens surrounding the hospital are home to over 500 plant species and 100 butterfly species in the butterfly trail . Members of nature societies have used the hospital gardens as a study ground. The gardens were upgraded in 2000 under the direction of Rosalind Tan, senior executive at the hospital's operations department. On 6 November 2019,

627-595: The hospital became a member of the National Healthcare Group and underwent a major upgrade of its facilities. In 2001, plans were made to move to a new hospital in Jurong by 2006. However, in 2004, the plans were scrapped in favour of a move to a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called Northern General Hospital, by 28 March 2009. (This hospital in Yishun is not to be confused with another new hospital planned for

660-569: The hospital held a groundbreaking ceremony for its redevelopment on 15 May 2024, where it was announced that new inpatient and outpatient blocks would be built, and the hospital would open progressively from 2028 onwards. The Urgent Care Centre is a 24-hour clinic that provides immediate medical attention to walk-in patients with acute and urgent medical conditions, as well as those admitted to Alexandra Hospital via private ambulance. For patients requiring more than basic care, blood and radiological tests and further treatment are administered under

693-543: The hospital is part of an integrated development together with the adjoining Yishun Community Hospital . The hospital was officially opened by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on 15 November 2010, but began seeing outpatients and day surgery patients on 28 March that year. Spanning over 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) in the Yishun Central Area overlooking the scenic Yishun Pond. The hospital offers an extensive range of medical services and healthcare options for residents living in

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726-553: The hospital on 1 June 2018. Since its takeover by the NUHS, the hospital provides care under a single continuum, from acute, sub-acute, to rehabilitative care. Through five key programmes (preventive care, urgent and acute care, long-term chronic care, elder care, and palliative care), care is provided to each patient by a team led by one principal doctor. This model of health and care is defined by elements abbreviated as OOOOOH (One patient, One bed, One care team, One principal doctor, One with

759-580: The nearby Woodlands , announced in March 2006 on the grounds that Northern General would not be able to serve enough people living in the north. ) On 16 May 2007, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, while attending the HIMSS AsiaPac 2007 conference, announced that the name of the new general hospital in Yishun was to be Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH). The family of late Mr Khoo Teck Puat had donated S$ 125 million for hospital construction and funding. The new hospital

792-467: The north. As of October 2017, KTPH merged with the National Healthcare Group and is now known as Yishun Health, together with Yishun Community Hospital and Admiralty Medical Centre. In 2001, plans were announced that a new hospital, the Jurong General Hospital , will be built and will replace the current Alexandra Hospital . The hospital was slated to be completed by 2006. However, in 2004,

825-475: The opening of NTFGH the next day. This was to include the hospital's Specialist Outpatient Clinics and Emergency Department. Sengkang Health reopened the hospital in phases, with its Specialist Outpatient Clinics, operating theatres and other medical facilities becoming operational in 2016. After Sengkang Health moved out of the premises, the National University Health System (NUHS) took over

858-399: The plan was scrapped. Instead, the next new public hospital will be built in the north at Yishun and be completed by 28 March 2010. On 28 November 2006, Alexandra Hospital marked the first milestone for its new hospital with a groundbreaking ceremony at the new hospital site. The guest-of-honor was then- Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan . An exhibition titled "Metamorphosis: From Old to New"

891-568: The team slated to run the Sengkang General and Community Hospitals will take over the facilities after the opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in 2014–2015. A decision on the future of the hospital will be made nearer to 2018, said the Health Minister. Previously, Sengkang Health took over from JurongHealth ceased operations at Alexandra Hospital to prepare for the opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital . On 26 January 2015, with

924-542: The two officers accompanying him left the room to break fast , Iskandar assaulted the remaining police officer, Staff Sergeant Muhammad Sadli bin Razali, and fired Sadli's firearm before Iskandar was subdued by Sadli and two other men, and these three shots caused injuries to the officer's left thumb and right foot. Iskandar was initially charged for an unlawful discharge of a firearm under the Arms Offences Act , which carries

957-607: Was an institution that adopted cutting-edge medical technology and in 1975 became the first hospital in Southeast Asia to successfully perform limb re-attachment to a patient. Alexandra Hospital also employed several renowned medical experts, including: Following the gradual downsizing and withdrawal of the British military presence in Singapore, the hospital was handed over to the government of Singapore on 11 September 1971 and renamed Alexandra Road General Hospital. On 1 October 2000,

990-504: Was delayed by about three months because of the Indonesian sand ban and disruption to granite supplies. This forced contractors to bring in more equipment and workers to make up for the time lost. The facility's inpatient wards and acute care and emergency department began operation on 28 June 2010. The Khoo Teck Puat Hospital was designed by CPG Consultants in collaboration with RMJM to be patient-friendly. The 10-bedded "C"-class wards

1023-603: Was held at the same time, showcasing photographs depicting the transformation of the existing hospital building in Alexandra Road from pre- and post-independence years to the present times. 3-dimensional models and perspectives of the new hospital building were also on display. On 16 May 2007, then-Health Minister Khaw, while attending the HIMSS AsiaPac 2007 conference, announced that the new general hospital in Yishun has been named Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. In acknowledgement of

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1056-454: Was officially opened at JurongHealth's Health Carnival, by guest-of-honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong . In late 2015, NTFGH achieved Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 and then in 2016 achieved Stage 7. In 2020, NTFGH successfully revalidated EMRAM Stage 7. This article about a hospital in Singapore is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alexandra Hospital Alexandra Hospital ( AH )

1089-449: Was to be different from other hospitals as it promises to put patients first and aims to minimise bureaucracy and paperwork. It was initially planned for Alexandra Hospital to be closed after KTPH was opened, but after August 2010, the hospital was kept in operation and transferred to Jurong Health after August 2010. On 8 September 2012, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong announced that the hospital will remain in operation at least until 2018, but

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