Farrer Park Hospital

Farrer Park Hospital
The Farrer Park Company
Geography
Location	1 Farrer Park Station Road, #02-01, Connexion, Singapore 217562
Coordinates	1°18′46″N103°51′16″E / 1.3127619°N 103.8545562°E / 1.3127619; 103.8545562
Organisation
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	154
History
Opened	16 March 2016;9 years ago (2016-03-16)
Links
Website	https://www.farrerpark.com/

Farrer Park Hospital is a private tertiary healthcare institution in Farrer Park, Singapore. Located above the Farrer Park MRT station, the hospital has a capacity of 154 beds across four inpatient suites and 18 operating theaters including major surgery, cardiovascular and endoscopic suites. ^[1] Farrer Park Medical Centre is home to over 280 medical specialists, ^{[2] [3]} occupying 10 floors.

History

Farrer Park Hospital was opened on March 16, 2016 by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. ^[4] Plans for the hospital were first announced in 2008. Construction took place from 2009 through 2014, with the first clinic opening at Farrer Park Medical Centre in May 2014. Other facilities in the hospital opened in phases.

References

1. Tan, Wei Zhen (2016-02-27). "New Farrer Park Hospital aims to offer 'affordable' private care". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
2. "Prevention is Protection: Farrer Park Hospital and Comprehensive Program of Cancer Prevention". Indonesia Tatler. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
3. "'Hospital of the Future' Farrer Park Hospital opens in Singapore". AsiaOne Health. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
4. "Speech by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Health, at the official opening of Farrer Park Hospital, 16 March 2016 | Ministry of Health". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-07.