Singapore Healthcare Landscape

Question 1

What are the 3 Major Healthcare Group/Clusters

Answer 1

1) SingHealth (SH)
2) National Healthcare Group (NHG)
3) National University Health System (NUHS)

Question 2

What are the 3 Different Types of Hospitals?

Answer 2

1) Acute Hospitals
2) Psychiatric Hospitals
3) Community Hospitals

Question 3

What are the 3 Different Type of Residential Long term care Facilities?

Answer 3

1) Nursing Homes
2) Inpatient Hospice
3) Inpatient Hospice Palliative Care Services (IHPCS)

Question 4

What are the 6 Non Residential Long Term care Facillities?

Answer 4

1) Centre-based Care Facillities
2) Home care Providers
3) Home care Palliative Providers
4) Primary Care Facillities
5) Dental Clinics
6) Pharmacies

Question 5

How is the 3 Healthcare Clusters/Group Divided?

Answer 5

They are divided by the region is singapore:
1) Western Region (NUHS)
2) Central Region (NHG)
3) Eastern Region (SH)

Question 6

What is Acute Hospitals?

Answer 6

Hospitals That provide short-term care ussually for emergency situations

Question 7

What is Psychiatric Hospitals?

Answer 7

Hospitals that provide Care for patients with mental disorders

Question 8

What is Community Hospitals?

Answer 8

Hospitals That provide Short-term care ussually after discharge from acute hospitals for recovery and rehabilitation

Question 9

What is inpatient Hospice?

Answer 9

Facillities that provide Care for patients who are terminally ill