Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How officiated the launch of the Kranji Regional Health Hub (KRHH) today at Kranji Camp III. The first of six Regional Health Hubs to be established across Singapore, the KRHH will serve as a central node to provide one-stop healthcare for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camps in the north-western region, supporting Kranji Camps I, II, III, Mandai Hill Camp, SAF Detention Barracks, and Stagmont Camp. Through the regionalisation of healthcare, the SAF seeks to bring enhanced and specialised healthcare closer to service personnel.

In addition to routine primary healthcare and emergency services, the KRHH will be equipped with a suite of enhanced medical, dental, specialist and diagnostic capabilities, as well as offer telehealth services such as virtual consultations, to enable one-stop treatment and screening services. By housing these capabilities under one roof, KRHH aims to improve the quality of care and provide greater convenience to service personnel. The new two-storey medical facility will also have an increased patient capacity of ten consultation rooms and is designed to be pandemic-ready, with negative pressured consultation and isolation rooms capable of segregating airflows to minimise cross-contamination risks.

The KRHH will serve as a test-bed to pilot innovative features to improve healthcare delivery and patient experience in the SAF. New initiatives developed in partnership with ST Logistics include the automated Medical Dispensary System and MEDBOX. These efforts aim to streamline end-to-end peacetime pharmaceutical logistics, reduce the probability of medication error, and improve patient experience.

Remarking on the increasing healthcare demands within the SAF, SMS Heng highlighted that establishing KRHH marks a critical milestone in the SAF's medical transformation journey towards delivering robust and holistic healthcare conveniently located within a single location. He said, "Health has always been very central to the SAF. Through the conceptualisation and operationalisation of the Regional Hub concept, this being the first, the KRHH brings together the latest in technology, key processes and management processes, so as to tap into the efficiency of arrangements and at the same time, to leverage technology with the aim of bringing more convenience to the service personnel."

SMS Heng was accompanied by Chief of Army Major-General David Neo, and senior officers from the SAF and DSTA.