TTSH is accredited by the Joint Commission International, in recognition of the hospital’s world-class patient care and comprehensive range of high quality holistic healthcare services at its main hospital, Communicable Disease Centre, Foot Care & Limb Design Centre and TTSH Rehabilitation Centre.

TTSH has 23 clinical departments and a full range of sub-specialties to meet the healthcare needs of patients. Of these, TTSH’s strengths are in infectious diseases, geriatric medicine, rehabilitation medicine, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, allergy and immunology. It is also a major referral centre for emergency medicine, diagnostic radiology, ophthalmology (eye), otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), orthopaedic surgery, gastroenterology, general medicine and general surgery. The hospital also encompasses two major specialty centres in rehabilitation medicine and communicable diseases.

In March 2003 when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) struck in Singapore, TTSH was designated as the screening and treatment centre for SARS. Today, the hospital continues to research on emerging infectious diseases and find the best treatment for them.

On top of its top class clinical expertise in the different disciplines, the hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and medical equipment, as well as the latest communication and information technology tools.

Milestones
New Services/Facilities/Programmes:

• Institute of Plastic Surgery Singapore to provide plastic surgery services through private-public sector collaboration
• Asia’s first NovaVision Restoration to provide treatment to patients left partially blind by stroke or brain injury

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