SGH EMERGENCY / NNI BUILDING,
Singapore

The new Emergency Medicine Building in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Campus serves to better manage patients with emergency conditions. It is equipped with a comprehensive range of facilities and services and allows easy access to the expertise of various healthcare disciplines within the SGH Campus, enabling timely and coordinated care for patients. 

To enhance the emergency facility’s capacity to expedite treatment for critical casualties, it is connected to the main SGH buildings with convenient access to diagnostic and interventional facilities such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), operating theatres, the burns centre and acute medical wards. Moreover, the building includes a Hospital Decontamination Station (HDS) to minimise patient exposure to hazardous substances in the event of mass casualty incidents.  

Patient-centric emergency care is a major consideration in the Emergency Building’s design, leading to the integration of purposefully built features such as cubicles in the Critical Care area to provide more privacy to patients. The structure of the building is also thoughtfully planned to facilitate efficient patient transfers, while at the same time reducing unnecessary movements. 

As the SGH continues its important role in responding to emergency incidents and healthcare crises, the Emergency Building supports the SGH’s functions in providing holistic care that caters to the needs of patients from admission to discharge. The facility is poised to elevate the healthcare standards of the SGH Campus, ensuring that it is well prepared to serve the nation in times of crisis.