Outram Community Hospital Groundbreaking Launch Video May 2015

New Outram Community Hospital paves the way for patients’ seamless transition back to community.

Slated for completion by 2020, the new Outram Community Hospital (OCH) will add another 550 community beds to our healthcare system and play a key role in supporting the needs of our nation’s growing and ageing population by delivering the appropriate care at the right time and the right place.

The co-location of OCH within SGH campus will allow patients who require extended but less intensive care, to be transferred seamlessly from acute care in SGH to the adjacent community hospital. Not only will patients benefit from the co-management of the clinical care provided by SGH, the five SingHealth National Specialty Centres and OCH healthcare teams, the smooth transition of patients from one care setting to another will also ensure that they receive continuous care during their recovery.

"The new model of care at the community hospital will focus on optimising patients’ recovery to prepare them to transit back to their home. With this end in mind, the rehabilitation process starts early, while patients are still receiving their inpatient medical treatment so that they can get a head start in the healing process. Rehabilitation spaces are also incorporated into the design of the hospital so that our facilities double up as areas where patients’ rehabilitation can take place," said Prof Ang Chong Lye, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth and Chief Executive Officer, SGH.