Emergency department, acute wards open at Woodlands Health hospital

Residents living in the northern part of Singapore can now visit the country's newest integrated acute and community hospital, Woodlands Health, for emergency and acute medical services.

- Shermaine Ang

The public hospital announced the opening of its emergency department and acute wards on May 17. Located at 17 Woodlands Drive 17, it welcomed its first patients in December 2023 with the opening of its specialist clinics and 40 community hospital beds.

The hospital said it will have 430 acute and community hospital beds by end-May. It will eventually have 1,000 acute and community beds, and almost 400 beds in its long-term care tower, with the capacity to expand to 1,800 beds to meet future needs.

The new hospital also opened critical care functions such as the intensive care unit, cardiac centre and diagnostic radiology. For speedy patient care, the emergency department is connected to these services and operating theatres via a trauma lift.