They will take over gradually from the 1800-strong team now at AH-most of who will be moving to the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun, scheduled to open in phrases starting in March the following year. The 550-bed hospital will be completely open by September next year.

The team in Yishun will also recruiting more staff, especially for junior positions, as that hospital is more spacious than the current one in Alexandra.
JGH's newly named chief executive officer at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will move to AH next month. He will abruptly start recruiting staff to take over positions vacated by the move to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Mr Foo is expected to take over the running of the 350-bed AH towards the end of next year from Mr Liak Teng Lit, who will head the Yishun hospital.

Mr Foo will build his team in preparation for the new hospital in Jurong East Regional Centre, scheduled to opening 201-a year earlier than the originally planned.

The exact location of the hospital has yet to be discussed, but it will be within walking distance of the MRT and bus interchange. Mr Foo has been in public health for the past 15years,first at Toa Payoh hospital and Changi General Hospital before joining SGH.

He will be assisted by Associate Professor Cheah Wei Keat, who has been appointed as chairman of the medical board for JGH. Prof. Cheah is now the head of general surgery at the national university hospital. In a addend urn to the President's address in the opening Parliament, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan vowed:”We will facilitate integration of care services so that patients can be cared for at the most appropriate settings."

So in keeping with the other regional hospitals, JGH will have 200-bed community hospital just next door. The two hospitals will be designed for easy movement of patients between them.

They will take over gradually from the 1800-strong team now at AH-most of who will be moving to the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun, scheduled to open in phrases starting in March the following year. The 550-bed hospital will be completely open by September next year.

The team in Yishun will also recruiting more staff, especially for junior positions, as that hospital is more spacious than the current one in Alexandra.
JGH's newly named chief executive officer at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will move to AH next month. He will abruptly start recruiting staff to take over positions vacated by the move to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Mr Foo is expected to take over the running of the 350-bed AH towards the end of next year from Mr Liak Teng Lit, who will head the Yishun hospital.

Mr Foo will build his team in preparation for the new hospital in Jurong East Regional Centre, scheduled to opening 201-a year earlier than the originally planned.

The exact location of the hospital has yet to be discussed, but it will be within walking distance of the MRT and bus interchange. Mr Foo has been in public health for the past 15years,first at Toa Payoh hospital and Changi General Hospital before joining SGH.

He will be assisted by Associate Professor Cheah Wei Keat, who has been appointed as chairman of the medical board for JGH. Prof. Cheah is now the head of general surgery at the national university hospital. In a addend urn to the President's address in the opening Parliament, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan vowed:”We will facilitate integration of care services so that patients can be cared for at the most appropriate settings."

So in keeping with the other regional hospitals, JGH will have 200-bed community hospital just next door. The two hospitals will be designed for easy movement of patients between them.