Woodlands Health Campus 兀兰医疗园 (Chinese) Kampus Kesihatan Woodlands (Malay) உட்லண்ட்ஸ் சுகாதார வளாகம் (Tamil) | |
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National Healthcare Group | |
Geography | |
Location | 17 Woodlands Dr 17, Singapore 737628, Singapore |
Coordinates | 1°25′29″N103°47′42″E / 1.4248°N 103.7950°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | District General Community hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 1,800 |
Public transit access | Woodlands South |
History | |
Opened | 22 December 2023 [a] 13 July 2024 [b] |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Singapore |
Woodlands Health Campus (abbreviation: WHC), also known simply as Woodlands Health (abbreviation: WH) or colloquially as Woodlands General Hospital (abbreviation: WGH), is a public hospital in Woodlands, Singapore. The hospital officially opened on 13 July 2024 and alongside Woodlands serves the northern and northwest populations of the country. [1] Woodlands Health Campus collectively consists of both acute and community facilities.
Operated by the National Healthcare Group (NHG), WHC has a total capacity of 1,800 beds [2] and offers general hospital services with community-based care and is part of Singapore's master plan in providing quality and accessible healthcare to all Singaporeans. WHC also partners with primary care physicians, polyclinics and intermediate and long-term care providers to offer more community-based care for the residents of northern and northwestern Singapore.
Woodlands Health Campus had a groundbreaking ceremony on 18 April 2017. [3]
The hospital started operations on 22 December 2023, [4] with the official opening held on 13 July 2024. [1]
A Healing Garden, consisting of 1.5ha of the parkland, was created between two of WH’s buildings as a purpose-built therapeutic garden. [2] The garden is maintained by National Parks Board. [2]
The campus also consisted of a 322-bed nursing home which is managed by Ren Ci Hospital. [2]
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