National Healthcare Group
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National Healthcare Group is a Singapore
group of healthcare institutions. The group was formed in 2000 and has one public
hospital
across the island, three specialist centres and runs eight polyclinic
s as well. The group operates Tan Tock Seng Hospital
and the Institute of Mental Health
. The group runs three specialists healthcare centres which is the National Skin Centre
, Communicable Disease Centre
and the Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre
.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
group of healthcare institutions. The group was formed in 2000 and has one public
Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...
hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
across the island, three specialist centres and runs eight polyclinic
Polyclinic
Polyclinics in England are intended to offer a far greater range of services than can be offered by current general practitioner practices and local health centres. In addition to traditional GP services they would offer extended urgent care, healthy living services, community mental health...
s as well. The group operates Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
The Tan Tock Seng Hospital is the second-largest hospital in Singapore after the Singapore General Hospital, but its accident and emergency department is the busiest in the country largely due to its geographically centralised location...
and the Institute of Mental Health
Institute of Mental Health
The Institute of Mental Health is a medical complex in Singapore specialising in the treatment of patients with mental illnesses. The Institute was also popularly known by its former name as the Woodbridge Hospital...
. The group runs three specialists healthcare centres which is the National Skin Centre
National Skin Centre
The National Skin Centre is a subsidiary of the Health Corporation of Singapore Private Limited that is owned by the Ministry of Health...
, Communicable Disease Centre
Communicable Disease Centre
The Communicable Disease Centre is a hospital at Moulmein Road in Novena, Singapore. It is part of a division of nearby Tan Tock Seng Hospital....
and the Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre
Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre
Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre is a hospital and a member of the National Healthcare Group in Singapore. Located in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, it was opened in 2000 and is the only facility owned and managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International outside the United States.The...
.