Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital

Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital is a 360-bed community hospital in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. As a community hospital, care is primarily focused on providing affordable rehabilitative and intermediate care for geriatric patients.

Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital
Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society
Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital facade
Geography
Location17 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, Singapore 569766
Organisation
TypeCommunity Hospital
Links
Websitewww.amkh.com.sg

The hospital, originally named Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital, was opened in June 1993. On 1 April 2002, the hospital, then managed by SingHealth, was transferred to be managed by the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and the Chee Hoon Kog Moral Promotion Society.[1]

Services
InpatientOutpatient
RehabilitationDay Rehabilitation Centre
Sub-acute CareHome Healthcare Services
Convalescent CareACTION Programme
Respite Care
Caregiver Training
Dementia Care
Palliative Care (Pre-Terminal)

Ancillary
  • Healing Hub (Pharmacy)
  • Lab/radiological services (managed by National Healthcare Group)
  • Dialysis (managed by B. Braun and NKF)
  • THK TCM Medical Centre

Milestones

1993: Government established AMK Community Hospital

2002: Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society (THKMS) took over the Hospital from SingHealth

2003: First private hospital to put up isolation wards for patients recovering from SARS

2012: Partnership with THK to provide TCM Services Increase capacity by 51 beds to 251 (including negative pressure isolation room)

2013: Partnership with B Braun Opening of Healing Hub

2014: Opening of new South Wing – Increase capacity by 110 beds to 360

References
  1. "Ang Mo Kio–Thye Hua Kwan Hospital". Retrieved 29 April 2020.

Official website

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