Changi General Hospital, Singapore (CGH) was officially opened on 28 March 1998. It is
Singapore's first purpose-built general hospital, serving communities in the east and northeast
regions. The current CGH is now located at Simei which is very accessible as it is near
Simei MRT station. 
The hospital has over 800 beds and has a comprehensive range of more than 23 medical services, from general surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, ENT to orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine.
It houses six specialist centres – Breast Centre, Changi Sports Medicine Centre, Diabetes Centre, Geriatric Centre, Integrated Sleep Service and Medical Centre for International Travellers. Changi Sports Medicine Centre is Singapore’s largest and is a leading provider of sports medicine expertise.
CGH is dedicated to improving the health of the community in the east, to improve care for patients, it has adopted a proactive integrated care approach. Partnering with healthcare providers in the east, it is bringing disease management programmes and disease prevention programmes to patients’ doorstep.
CGH offers a comprehensive range of medical and paramedical services. These include :
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CGH has a a gross area of 107,486.13 square metres. Occupying a land area of 4.8 hectares, the hospital has 26 wards with a total of 743 beds in service. 18 specialist clinics with 140 consultation rooms cater to the outpatient needs of the community. The current building is 9 stroreys high and is divided into different colour zones.
It has been designed to optimise manpower, energy, and land. This is seen from the location of the wards that are north-south orientation, minimising direct sunlight while capitalising on the north-east and south-east prevailing wind directions. The interior is also specially designed to be colourful and cheerful, giving it a vibrant and friendly ambience. Gardens and water features are seen everywhere to create a green and tranquil environment that is conducive to patients’ recovery and rehabilitation.
As part of integrated health care, CGH launches many community healthcare programmes such as the Community Psycho-geriatric Programme (CPGP) in 2007 to alleviate mental health problems in the elderly and the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Singapore programme in 2008 to raise mental health awareness and literacy in Singapore. Through these programmes, it allows them to work closely with the with their east community partners to bring better medical aid to the residents in the east.
CGH has also been awarded numerous awards and they are the 2nd hospital to receive the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation in 11 June 2005. They have also been certified BS OHSAS 18001 since 2004, an internationally recognised assessment specification for occupational health and safety. Other awards include ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS standards.
CGH also became the first acute-care hospital to be paired with a community hospital. In April 2005, St Andrew’s Community Hospital (SACH) moved next door to CGH and this arrangement facilitates better stepdown care for patients.
Recently, CGH and SACH have collaborated to establish a new building called the Integrated Building. The building will realise a new model of care that aims to empower patients to live as normally as possible in a hospital and incoporate rehabilitation into their daily routine with the aim to regain maximum independence before heading home. Therapists from CGH and SACH will collaborate and align practices and sharing facilities to provide patients with a comprehensive range of services. Patients can be assured of a smooth transition from acute to sub-acute care, and on to outpatient or home care services.
It's innovative cluster-housing ward concept (in B2 and C class wards) is designed to be similar to home, every cluster will have a common living and family area to encourage patients to interact with each other and spend time with their loved ones. The ward's home-like environment will encourage patients to make use of the facilities to attain their maximum independence for a smooth transition to home.
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