Healthcare in Singapore

Healthcare System in Singapore:

Healthcare in Singapore is mainly under the responsibility of the Singapore Government's Ministry of Health. Singapore adopts a nationalized healthcare system where government ensures affordability, largely through compulsory savings (from payroll deductions) and price controls, while the private sector provides most of the medical care.

Patients are free to choose the providers within the government or private healthcare delivery system and can walk in for a consultation at any private clinic or any government polyclinic. In comparison to other medical tourism destinations, Singapore serves the international patient in order to provide quality care to local patients making it a win-win situation for all parties involved.

Quality of Healthcare in Singapore

The World Health Organization ranked Singapore as the 6th best healthcare system in the world, much higher than the United States and Canada. The clinical services in Singapore emphasize excellence, safety and trustworthy. Singapore has internationally accredited facilities and renowned physicians that have been trained in the best centres of the world. The patients in Singapore are assured of quality treatment and high clinical outcome similar to those in the United States and Europe.

Beyond international certifications, the quality of healthcare is also seen in published clinical indicators in measuring and sharing these performance standards publicly. Singapore encourages patients to make informed decisions regarding their treatment and institution of choice. 

Thirteen hospitals and medical centres in Singapore have obtained Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation and eleven hospitals are certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).