Singapore General Hospital
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| Name = Singapore General Hospital
| Org/Group = [[SingHealth]]
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| Caption = Block 4 entrance of the Singapore General Hospital
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| Country = Singapore
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| Founded = 1821
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[[Image:Bowyer Block, SGH.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital now houses the SGH Museum which was officially opened in May 2005.]]
The '''Singapore General Hospital''' ([[abbreviation|abbrev]]: '''SGH'''; [[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 新加坡中央医院; [[Malay language|Malay]]: Hospital Besar Singapura) is the largest and oldest [[hospital]] in [[Singapore]], of which the foundation of its first building was laid in [[1821]].
The [[Singapore Health Services]] hospital occupies sprawling grounds at [[Outram, Singapore|Outram Park]], sharing space with four specialist [[medical center|medical centres]], namely the [[Singapore National Eye Centre]] (SNEC), the [[National Heart Centre]] (NHC), the [[National Cancer Centre]] (NCC) and the [[National Dental Centre]] (NDC).
==History==
{{main|A History of Singapore General Hospital}}
The Singapore General Hospital was established in [[1821]], when the first General Hospital was located in the [[cantonment]] for [[military of Britain|British troops]] near the [[Singapore River]]. It later shifted to Pearl's Bank and then to the Kandang Kerbau district, before finally settling at [[Sepoy]] Lines in [[Outram, Singapore|Outram]] Road in [[1882]].
The modern history of Singapore General Hospital began on [[29 March]] [[1926]], with the opening of 800 beds in the Bowyer, Stanley and Norris Blocks. Today, only the Bowyer Block with its historically distinctive [[clock tower]] remains. The Bowyer Block is now home to the [[Singapore General Hospital#SGH Museum|Singapore General Hospital Museum]] (SGH Museum).
In [[1981]], the hospital was rebuilt, with its current 8-block complex housing in-patient wards, [[ambulatory]] and support services, [[research]] [[laboratories]] and a [[postgraduate]] medical institute.
On [[1 April]] [[1989]], the hospital was restructured, in an effort to modernise the organisation of the hospital, due to rapidly developing changes in healthcare services and patient expectations for better service. As a restructured hospital, the Singapore General Hospital is still 100 per cent government-owned and is a [[non-profit organisation|not-for-profit institution]]. More than 60 per cent of the beds are allocated for subsidised patients, giving them access to an interntionally-estasblished standard of affordable [[healthcare]].
On [[31 March]] [[2000]], following a major reorganisation of the public sector healthcare services initiated by the [[Ministry of Health, Singapore|Ministry of Health]], the Singapore General Hospital came under the management of [[Singapore Health Services]] or SingHealth. The SingHealth Group currently serves the eastern sector of [[Singapore]] through a cluster network of 4 [[hospitals]], 5 specialist centres and 7 polyclinics.
==The SGH Museum==
The Singapore General Hospital Museum is a [[repository]] of [[Artifact (archaeology)|artefacts]] and records, where visitors can trace the long and rich [[history]] of the Singapore General Hospital. It is also a place where one can learn about the development of medical specialties and [[medical education]] in Singapore, presented with the aid of [[audio-visual]] and [[multimedia]] [[technology]].
The SGH Museum was officially opened by [[President of Singapore|President]] [[Sellapan Ramanathan]] on [[20 May]] [[2005]]. The [[museum]] adopts a thematic approach in presenting the hospital's long history, where visitors get not just an insight into the significant developments of the hospital through the years, but also an understanding of the impact these incidents have on the people and the [[community]].
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==External links==
*[http://www.sgh.com.sg/ Singapore General Hospital] - official website
{{Singapore hospitals}}
[[Category:Hospitals in Singapore]]
[[Category:1821 establishments]]
[[Category:1926 architecture]]
[[Category:1981 architecture]]
[[Category:Bukit Merah]]