hospital bed crunch looms in next few years (2)

in my blog entry, hospital bed crunch looms in next few years on december 08, 2011, i missed mentioning the on-poing construction of a new private hospital which is the farrer park hospital due to be completed in early 2013. this may not be surprising because there has not been extensive and ongoing publicity on the work-in-progress since 2009.

The Farrer Park Hospital is one of the first private hospitals to be built ground-up in Singapore after 30 years. As a wholly new development, it is able to incorporate and effectively integrate the tremendous advances in hospital design and medical technology that have transformed healthcare in the past three decades.

As such, The Farrer Park Hospital is well-equipped to deliver the best medical outcomes to patients from 11 operating theatres, three day surgery units with a total of 60 attached beds, a 23-bed Intensive Care Unit with state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services, three endoscopy suites, a radiotherapy department, clinical laboratories, a full-service pharmacy and the most advanced implementation of hospital information technology.

the farrer park hospital is a part of connexion which will be one of the world's first truly integrated healthcare and hospitality complexes, comprising a premier specialist medical centre, a private tertiary hospital, and a luxury hotel with state-of-the-art wellness and conference facilities.

connexion is owned by singapore healthcare partners pte ltd and with effect from 20 November 2011, changed its corporate name to "The Farrer Park Company Pte Ltd" which will better reflect the company's dynamic and distinct corporate identity.

my comments:

when completed in 2013, the farrer park hospital is a welcome addition to the local hospital scene and will provide another 60 beds with another 23-beds in the intensive care unit with state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services and other world class facilities.

obviously, patients who demand the very best in health care can add the farrer park hospital to their list of options available. ditto for those who are already covered with a top-notch comprehensive h&s insurance plan.

therfore, consumers should be well advised when they decide on their h&s coverage, whether the plan gives them the widest options available or is restrictive, whether with dollar-capped benefits and or designed for governement restructued hospitals only.

and making the right choice today is more imperative than ever because there is no turning the clock back especially with insurability the key issue to taking up insurance and not dependent solely on whether the premiums are affordable or not.