Yishun Community Hospital | |
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National Healthcare Group | |
Geography | |
Location | 2 Yishun Central 2, Singapore 768024, Singapore |
Coordinates | 01°25′26″N103°50′14″E / 1.42389°N 103.83722°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Community hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
Beds | 428 |
Public transit access | Yishun |
History | |
Opened | 28 December 2015 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Singapore |
The Yishun Community Hospital (Abbreviation: YCH) is a 428-bed [1] community hospital in Yishun, Singapore. It is part of an integrated healthcare development that includes the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (abbreviated to KTPH). [1]
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YCH may refer to:
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