{{short description|Community hospital in Bukit Merah, Singapore}} {{Infobox hospital <!-- All parameters and comments should be left intact for future editors --> <!-- All parameters are optional, but please copy the entire template --> <!-- Full documentation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_hospital --> | name = Outram Community Hospital | org_group = SingHealth | logo = <!-- please conform to copyright --> | logo_size = <!-- logo size or width in pixels --> | image = Outram Community Hospital.jpg | image_size = 225px | alt = <!-- alternative text for image, see WP:ALT --> | caption = The Outram Community Hospital building | pushpin_map = <!-- uses the Template:Location map format; defines value for {{{1}}} parameter; must have latitude and longitude if using this --> | pushpin_relief = <!-- any non-blank value (yes, 1, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available --> | pushpin_map_size = <!-- map size or width in pixels (do not include "px"); default is 225 --> | pushpin_map_alt = <!-- alternative text for map image, see WP:ALT for details --> | pushpin_map_caption = <!-- a small caption under the map such as "Shown in region, country" --> | location = 10 Hospital Boulevard, Singapore 168582 | country = Singapore | coordinates = {{coord|1.28967|103.85007|display=inline,title}} | healthcare = <!-- UK: NHS; AU/CA: Medicare; ELSE free-form text, e.g. Private --> | funding = Public | type = Community hospital | affiliation = | patron = | network = <!-- hospital network, non-owner --> | standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | emergency = No | helipad = <!-- Yes, No, or Template:Airport codes with p=n; leave blank if unknown or not verifiable --> | beds = 545 | speciality = <!-- if devoted to a speciality (i.e. not a broad spectrum); ONLY displayed if type=Specialist or type=Teaching --> | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2019|12|7}} | closed = <!-- if defunct, please also add to Category:Defunct hospitals --> | demolished = <!-- if demolished at a different time from closure --> | website = {{URL|https://www.singhealth.com.sg/SCH}} | other_links = <!-- link(s) to related articles --> | module = <!-- or 'embedded' or 'nrhp' --> }}
The '''Outram Community Hospital''' (OCH) is a 545-bed<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url = https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/community-hospital-opens-next-to-sgh-in-outram-with-facilities-that-resemble-public|title = Community hospital opens next to SGH in Outram, with facilities that resemble public estates|last = Aw|first = Cheng Wei|date = 7 December 2019|work = The Straits Times|access-date = 11 December 2019}}</ref> community hospital in Bukit Merah, Singapore. It is located adjacent to, and complements, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).<ref name=":2"/>
== History == The Outram Community Hospital was first announced by Minister for Health Mr Gan Kim Yong as part of the Healthcare 2020 plan during the Committee of Supply (COS) speech in 2012, which aims to increase the number of hospital beds by 3,700 around Singapore by 2020, of which 1,800 will be Community Hospital beds. The hospital is located within the Singapore General Hospital campus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gan |first1=Kim Yong |title=MOH 2012 Committee of Supply Speech Health care 2020: Improving Accessibility, Quality and Affordability for Tomorrow's Challenges (Part 1 of 2) |url=https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/moh-2012-committee-of-supply-speech-healthcare-2020-improving-accessibility-quality-and-affordability-for-tomorrow-s-challenges-(part-1-of-2) |website=Ministry of Health |access-date=12 December 2019 |date=6 March 2012 |quote=In the central region, we will build a new community hospital in the Outram campus, where Singapore General Hospital is.}}</ref> On 21 May 2015, the hospital held its ground-breaking ceremony with the actual details unveiled. There will be 550 beds, of which 500 are for sub-acute patients with 50 beds for palliative care patients.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cheong |first1=Kash |title=New Outram Community Hospital to ease crunch with additional 550 beds |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-outram-community-hospital-to-ease-crunch-with-additional-550-beds |publisher=The Straits Times |access-date=8 July 2019 |date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708161114/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-outram-community-hospital-to-ease-crunch-with-additional-550-beds |archive-date=8 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The hospital opened its doors on 7 December 2019, with the rest of the hospital opening fully over the next three years.<ref name=":2"/> The SingHealth Tower and Outram Community Hospital held their opening ceremony on 24 January 2022, with a speech by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.<ref>{{cite web |title=SPEECH BY MR ONG YE KUNG, MINISTER FOR HEALTH, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY OF SINGHEALTH TOWER AND OUTRAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (OCH) AT OCH MULTI-PURPOSE FUNCTION ROOM, 24 JANUARY 2022, 9.30AM |url=https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/speech-by-mr-ong-ye-kung-minister-for-health-at-the-official-opening-ceremony-of-singhealth-tower-and-outram-community-hospital-(och)-at-och-multi-purpose-function-room-24-january-2022-9.30am/ |publisher=Singapore Ministry of Health |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
== Key Milestones == *6 March 2012: Announcement of community hospital in Outram *21 May 2015: Groundbreaking ceremony of Outram Community Hospital *7 December 2019: Opening of Outram Community Hospital<ref name=":2"/>
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== External links == * [https://www.singhealth.com.sg/SCH SingHealth Community Hospitals]
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