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KK Women's and Children's Hospital

100 Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore, SG • 1741 Employees
Hospital/Clinic

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) is Singapore’s largest tertiary referral centre for obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics and neonatology. The academic medical centre specialises in the management of high-risk conditions in women and children. Driven by a commitment to deliver compassionate, multidisciplinary care to patients, KKH leverages innovation to advance care. In 2021, the hospital launched the SingHealth Duke-NUS Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI). This centre of excellence aims to support the growth of every women and child to their fullest potential through research and innovation, to transform national heath in Singapore and the region. Some of the hospital’s recent breakthroughs include uSINE®, a landmark identification system for the administration of spinal epidural, the discovery of new genetic diseases like Jamuar Syndrome, and a series of guidelines for women and children to improve metabolic health. The Academic Medical Centre is also a major teaching hospital for Duke-NUS Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. In addition, KKH runs the largest specialist training programme for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Paediatrics in Singapore. The programmes are recognised by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I), and are highly rated for the quality of clinical teaching and translational research. KKH was founded in 1858. For more information, visit www.kkh.com.sg