COMMUNITY HOSPITALS

Parliament of Singapore · 21 March 1989 · 7th Parliament

Official Report, 21 March 1989, Vol 53, Issue 8 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

S. VasooYeo Cheow Tong
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Dr S. Vasoo asked the Acting Minister for Health whether there are plans to set up more community hospitals in future; and, if so, where.

The Acting Minister for Health (Mr Yeo Cheow Tong): Mr Speaker, Sir, the first community hospital to be built in Ang Mo Kio is expected to be completed in 1991. This will be a pilot project to test community acceptance of this new concept in health care. It will also allow the Ministry to identify the type of services that need to be provided in a community hospital.

If this pilot project is successful, my Ministry will consider building more community hospitals. We have not determined the number nor the location of future community hospitals.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 21 March 1989. Republished on SGParliament.