Singapore’s New Healthcare Regional Cluster.

3 November, 2017

 

As part of a nationwide initiative to reorganize public healthcare services into three regional clusters, a new regional cluster in the central and northern parts of Singapore has just been officially set up. Each regional cluster will have at least two acute hospitals, a medical school, several polyclinics, specialist centres and community hospitals.

 

This new regional cluster brings together Tan Tock Seng Hospital ("TTSH") and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital ("KTPH"). Professor Philip Choo, head of the new regional cluster, remarked that this would make a good partnership as TTSH and KTPH target different demographic segments. Most of TTSH's patients are older and the aim is to prevent existing health problems from recurring. On the other hand, most of KTPH's patients are younger, so it has focused on offering health screening and other preventive care options. This partnership will thus be able to offer the full spectrum of care to the 2 million residents within the regional cluster.

 

The regional cluster will also encourage healthcare services and professionals to take a more holistic approach. Professor Choo noted that with the regional clusters, it will be in the interest of public healthcare services to proactively care for the community around them, through preventive and rehabilitative care, instead of only looking after patients who walk through their doors.

 

For more details on the new regional cluster, read the full article here.