Gleneagles Hospital
Gleneagles Hospital is a private hospital on Napier Road, Singapore, next to Napier MRT station. It provides medical and surgical services. It is part of Parkway Pantai, a subsidiary of the Malaysian–Singaporean private healthcare group IHH Healthcare.
History
In 1957, Gleneagles Hospital was started by The British European Association as a 45-bed nursing home. On 16 January 1958, Gleneagles Nursing Home was incorporated as a private company and known as Gleneagles Hospital Limited. It opened its doors as a hospital on 8 June 1959. From 1979 to 1980, it developed into a 126-bed "medical center" that provided a wide range of medical services.In May 1987, Parkway Holdings acquired Gleneagles Hospital for S$46 million and expanded it from 1988 to 1991. The hospital was modernised at a cost of $150 million. Its new additions were a 10-storey hospital block, 14 operating theaters, and 150 consulting suites. Its range of services grew to include hospital management and consultancy services. In 1993, Gleneagles became a tertiary care hospital, growing to 150 medical specialists a year later. In 1997, it developed into a 380-bed institution.
At present, there are more than 160 specialists in over 30 specialties.
On 6th of September 2019 it is where the Former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe died.
Awards and innovations
Gleneagles Hospital was awarded the Joint Commission International Accreditation in 2006, certifying that the hospital satisfies the international standard of care and hospital management, with the Gold Seal of Approval.In 2002 the Asian American Liver Center in Gleneagles Hospital became the first hospital in South East Asia to perform a living donor liver transplant for children, a high-risk but potentially life-saving procedure. The Asian American Liver Center uses modern technology which helps doctors reconstruct liver anatomy from CT scans, facilitating more accurate diagnosis and precision in operations.