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A total of 10 new polyclinics are slated to be completed in Singapore by 2030, it was announced in the 2023 Committee of Supply (COS) Ministry of Health (MOH) debates on Mar. 3.

This is to strengthen and expand Singapore's healthcare system to meet rising healthcare needs, a move that includes the development of the upcoming Eastern Integrated Health Campus at Bedok North, which will comprise of a new integrated general and community hospital.

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said:

"We need to have adequate hospital capacity. But we should not overbuild or worse, think that the solution to future challenges of healthcare lies only in infrastructure and number of beds. Ultimately, with an ageing population, we need to become healthier."

New polyclinics

Currently, there are 23 polyclinics islandwide.

This number is set to grow to 25 by the end of this year as two polyclinics -- one in Sembawang and another in Tampines North -- are scheduled to open in 2023.

Four more polyclinics, located in Kaki Bukit, Khatib, Serangoon and Tengah respectively, are scheduled to be completed by 2026.

An additional four in Bidadari, Bishan, Taman Jurong and Yew Tee are scheduled to be completed by 2030.

Six existing polyclinics, which are located in Bukit Merah, Clementi, Jurong, Outram, Pasir Ris and Queenstown, are to be redeveloped by 2030.

The Bukit Merah and Outram polyclinics will be consolidated into one after the redevelopment.

This will bring the number of polyclinics up from the current 23 to 32 by 2030.

Continuing to invest in healthcare infrastructure

All clinical services will be available at the new National Cancer Centre Singapore by March 2023.

MOH plans to progressively open the new National Skin Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Integrated Care Hub and Woodlands Health Campus by the end of 2023.

The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Emergency Medicine Building is slated to be completed by 2024

The SGH Elective Care Centre and the National Dental Centre Singapore is slated to be completed by 2027.

Preparatory works are in progress for the redevelopment of Alexandra Hospital and the new Eastern Integrated Health Campus at Bedok North, which will comprise of a new integrated general and community hospital.

Both are scheduled to be completed around 2030.

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