The reconstruction plan for National University Hospital Park is expected to be completed to 1,500 beds by 2038

The reconstruction plan for the National University Hospital Park, which took more than 10 years, is launched this year, and the huge project is expected to be completed in 2038. By then, the National University Hospital will add 300 beds to 1,500, providing medical services to more patients in the western region.

Minister of Health Wang Yikang said in his speech to the 40th anniversary dinner to celebrate the National University Hospital on Saturday (February 22) that the reconstruction project is quite complex and the new beds will be implemented in stages.

The National University Hospital, which operates in Kent Street since 1985, is a key hospital under the National University Medical Organization, one of the three major medical clusters in the local area, and is also the first university hospital in my country. The hospital currently has more than 1,200 beds, which treats more than one million patients each year, and provides more than 50 medical, surgical and dental specialties.

Wang Yikang said that some NUS hospitals have a history of many years. Since the hospital will continue to operate during the reconstruction period, new wards must be built first to relocate the existing wards and then rebuild the building at the original site.

“By 2033, we expect to replace half of the existing 1,200 beds and add about 100 new beds. By 2038, the remaining beds will also be replaced, with an additional 200 beds, bringing the total beds to 1,500. ”

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In addition, the emergency department, operating room and specialist outpatient department will also upgrade the facilities.

Wang Yikang said that the redesigned National University Hospital Park will make users more convenient, and the distance between facilities will be shorter, making it easier for people to obtain the services they want. The hospital park will also be greener, with more plants and trees to reduce carbon emissions. “This will be a major upgrade to the healthcare infrastructure in western Singapore.”

In addition to the National University Hospital campus reconstruction plan, large-scale medical projects underway in the west include the Alexander Hospital redevelopment plan. The rebuilt Alexander Hospital is expected to be gradually put into operation from 2028. The new buildings include an inpatient building with about 1,300 beds and a nursing home with about 400 beds.

In addition, the government announced in March last year that it would set up an integrated and community hospital in Denga to serve the growing population in the west. The new hospital will be operated by NU Medical and is expected to be completed in the early 2030s.

In his speech, Wang Yikang also listed the achievements made by the National Hospital in the past 40 years, including the introduction of the concept of day surgery that allows patients to be discharged quickly in the 1980s, the successful completion of difficult liver transplant surgery in the 1990s, and the participation in Queen's Town in recent years. The health zone plan, and was named one of the world's best smart hospitals last year.