Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital

{{Short description|Community hospital in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore}}

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| Name = Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital

| Org/Group = Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society

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| Caption = Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital facade

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| Location = 17 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, Singapore 569766

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| Country = Singapore

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| Funding = Non-profit

| Type = Community hospital

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| Beds = 370

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| publictransit = Lentor

| Website = {{URL|http://www.amkh.org.sg}}

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Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital (AMK-THKH) is a 370-bed community hospital in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. As a community hospital, care is primarily focused on providing affordable rehabilitative and sub-acute care for geriatric patients. Admission is via referral. AMK-THKH does not have an emergency department.

The hospital, originally named Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital, was opened in June 1993. On 1 April 2002, the hospital, then managed by SingHealth, was transferred to be managed by the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_382_2005-01-31.html | title=Ang Mo Kio–Thye Hua Kwan Hospital | access-date=29 April 2020}}

Services

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InpatientOutpatient
RehabilitationDay Rehabilitation Centre
Sub-acute CareHome Healthcare Services, including Home Medical, Nursing and Therapy
Convalescent CareACTION Programme
Caregiver Training
Dementia Care
Palliative Care (Pre-Terminal)

Ancillary

  • Healing Hub (Pharmacy)
  • Lab/radiological services (managed by National Healthcare Group Diagnostics)
  • Dialysis Centre (managed by Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital)
  • THK TCM Medical Centre

Milestones

1993:

Government established AMK Community Hospital

2002:

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society (THKMS) took over the Hospital from SingHealth

2003:

First private hospital to put up isolation wards for patients recovering from SARS

2012:

Partnership with THK to provide TCM Services

Increase capacity by 51 beds to 251

2013:

Partnership with B Braun

Opening of Healing Hub

2014:

Opening of new South Wing – Increasing bed capacity by 110 beds to 360

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