North General Hospital in Singapore is also called the Alexandra Hospital located in the south western area of Singapore. The North General Hospital is housed in colonial style buildings and has 400-bed capacity and well planned garden which grows 500 plant species and over 100 butterfly species in the butterfly trail. Restructuring of the Northern General Hospital took place on 1st October 2000 leading to it becoming a member of the National Healthcare Group
Alexandra Hospital or the North General Hospital is an acute care general hospital which offers wide and varied services in almost all medical specialties such as Anaesthesia , Audiology, Cardiology, Clinical Laboratory, Day Surgery Centre, Dental, Diabetes, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, General Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatric Centre, Geriatric Medicine, Health for Life, Medical Social Service, Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) - Head and Neck Surgery, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Respiratory & Critical care, Rheumatology, Speech Therapy, Sports Medicine Centre, Urology
An enthusiastic venture by Alexandra Hospital (AH), National University Hospital (NUH), NHG Diagnostics and NHG Pharmacy is the Jurong Medical Centre (JMC) which is set up as patient oriented health hub. The Jurong Medical Centre (JMC) aims to cater to patients needs and at the same time empowering the patients to look after themselves by providing guidance and support. Services offered include day surgery services, health screenings and diagnosis, promotion programs and chronic disease management. The Jurong Medical Center (JMC) thus brings about coordination amongst specialists, healthcare providers and service provides at single meeting point. With specialized services and packages, the patients are at an advantage of availing these services and affordable rates.
A new hospital is to be set up at Yishun under the name of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) which promises to be dedicated to patients and devoid of any tedious procedures and hassles for opting for medical treatment and services here.
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