Kwong Wai Shiu

[Saxo]

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/04/kwong-...ill-it-survive/

 

 

 

One hundred years ago, in 1910, a group of Cantonese merchants founded the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) to provide their Cantonese comrades with free medical care. Originally, the hospital only served Cantonese members. In 1974, however, its constitution was amended and it admitted anyone from any ethnic or racial group.

 

The hospital, located along Serangoon Road and which came about from an agreement between the British colonial authorities and the merchants, was built on a 6 hectare piece of land with a 99-year lease. The British government charged it a nominal annual rental of S$1.

 

Fast-forward to 2010.

 

Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital and Nursing Home has 14 buildings within its compound. Its facilities include an In-patient Department (IPD), an Out-patient Department (OPD), a Day Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centre. It also operates a 350-bed nursing home facility which is dedicated to the care and treatment of senior citizens who need daily treatment on a long term basis.

 

When its 99-year lease expired in February this year, the land was returned to the Singapore government. After discussions with the Ministry of Health (MO) and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the hospital was granted a new 5-year lease

[Beehive3783]

It's the end.....

[Stary]

what new? Nothing in Singapore that is operating on a land is free or cheap.

 

 

[Tonyhawk]

by the people, for the people.

 

if only the rulers understood those words they represent.

Edited May 21, 2010 by Tonyhawk

[LoverofCar]

Now those poor patient really need to go over to JB....as per our MIW said...

[Seaweed]

yes...nothing new....when there isn't choice and when it is time....i will just leave this place....it is not that the place is bad...but you must be financially capable to stay on...

[Ngck]

It is puzzling that the SLA would raise its rental to S$1.4million and then for MOH to say it will subsidise the rental by up to S$1 million. Even if that were so, its rental would still rise by $400,000