Mount Alvernia Hospital opens new building; turns some
of its focus towards elderly
SINGAPORE - Mount Alvernia Hospital, long the top private baby
hospital in Singapore, will be turning some of its focus towards
the elderly.
At the official opening of its new eight-storey Medical Centre on
Monday, its chief executive officer Mr Lee Suen Meng said: "In view
of the rapidly ageing population in Singapore, we will also be
designing and realigning our services and facilities to better meet
the needs of the ageing population in future."
In line with this change, it has offered free health screening to
more than 25,000 Singaporeans, the majority of whom were elderly or
less mobile, he said.
Its chairman, Mr Philip Tan said that in addition to a geriatric
clinic, there will also be cardiology, neurology, orthopaedic and
ophthalmology clinics, that will be useful to older patients.
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