Raffles Hospital
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(Chinese: 莱佛士医院)
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| location = 585 North Bridge Rd
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| country = Singapore 188770
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| funding = For-profit
| type = General
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| emergency = Yes
| beds = 380
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| founded = March 16, 2002
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| publictransit = Bugis
| website = {{URL|http://www.raffleshospital.com}}
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Raffles Hospital (abbreviation: RH)(Chinese: 莱佛士医院 : Lái fú shì yīyuàn) is a tertiary care private hospital of the Raffles Medical Group,{{cite web|url=http://www.rafflesmedicalgroup.com|title=Raffles Medical Group|publisher=}} a private healthcare provider in Singapore.
History
On September 12, 1997, two companies, Raffles Medical Group and Pidemco Land formed a joint-venture company to convert Blanco Court, a former office-and-shopping block situated near the Bugis Mass Rapid Transit Station, into the present Raffles Hospital.
Raffles Hospital was officially opened on March 16, 2002 by the former Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.{{cite web |title=Opening of Raffles Hospital |url=http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/speeches/view-html?filename=2002031603.htm |accessdate=24 August 2019 |publisher=NAS |date=16 March 2002}}
Hospital Building
The hospital is an L-shaped building covering {{convert|540,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of floor space over 13 floors. It is a retrofitted building that has retained the main superstructure of its predecessor, Blanco Court.
Patient accommodation at the hospital includes suites, private rooms, double rooms and cost-saving four-bedroom and six-bedroom facility.{{cite web|title=Raffles Hospital|url=http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_338_2004-12-27.html|work=National Library Singapore|accessdate=20 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171021/http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_338_2004-12-27.html|archive-date=22 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
On December 13, 2008, Raffles Hospital was accredited by the Joint Commission International.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/#Singapore |title=JCI Accredited Organizations in Singapore |access-date=2009-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728035151/http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accredited-organizations/#Singapore |archive-date=2012-07-28 |url-status=dead }}
Awards
Raffles hospital was rated hospital of the year in 2016 by Frost & Sullivan Singapore Excellence Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.rafflesmedicalgroup.com/hospital/about-raffles-hospital/awards|title=Awards|website=Raffles Medical Group|accessdate=August 24, 2020}} With 380 in-patient beds, Raffles Hospital was rated by Newsweek as the number 10 hospital in Singapore in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/best-hospitals-2020/singapore|title=Best hospitals in Singapore|website=Newsweek|accessdate=August 24, 2020}}
References
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External links
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- {{official|http://www.raffleshospital.com }}
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 2002
Category:Hospitals in Singapore