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First of six one-stop SAF healthcare hubs launched
The Straits Times
|February 21, 2023
The first of six one-stop healthcare hubs for service personnel in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was officially launched at Kranji Camp III on Monday.
The Kranji Regional Health Hub (KRHH), which has been operational since September 2022, is a two-storey medical facility that has enhanced medical, dental, specialist and diagnostic capabilities under one roof.
It will serve as a central node for health services for the SAF camps in the north-western region, supporting Kranji camps I, II and III, Mandai Hill Camp, SAF Detention Barracks and Stagmont Camp.
Six Regional Health (RHHs) will be eventually established across Singapore, with the second at NS Hub in Bukit Gombak expected to be ready by 2024.
Hubs These hubs will offer enhanced medical services such as dental, radiological, laboratory, physiotherapy and mental wellness support.
This is in addition to routine primary healthcare and emergency services.
Each RHH will cater for the specific needs of the SAF units in the surrounding camps.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the consolidation of healthcare services under one roof optimises resources by reducing duplicative processes, streamlining ground operations and improving logistics efficiencies.
This story is from the February 21, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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