Visiting a Specialist

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We take a holistic approach on your medical needs.

To help you arrange for your admission, you will find in this section, general information on our procedures and policies. Learn about the services and facilities that we provide to make your hospital stay a comfortable and convenient and experience.

Before Your Stay

Except for emergency cases, patients are admitted to Singapore General Hospital only on recommendation from their medical specialist from the Specialist Outpatient Clinic. Once a date for admission is confirmed, patients are accommodated and register themselves for their desired accommodation class.

Visit the Pre-Admission testing (PAT) Centre to get advise or:

Estimated bill size
Average length of stay
Various modes of payment accepted
Documents to bring on the day of admission
Assistance available for those in financial difficulties

The PAT Centre will also schedule appointments for patients to undergo compulsory pre-admission investigations such as blood tests, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram, which are conducted one week before admission.

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Cancelling or changing your appointment

If you cannot keep your appointment or need to change it to a more convenient time, please inform us as soon as possible. You can do so by calling our Call Centre at (65) 6227 7266. Please provide the following information when making your request.

Your full name
Singapore NRIC, Birth certificate (if you are under 15), Passport or Employment Pass/Work Permit/Dependent Pass number
Date and time of your original appointment

Driving to SNEC for your appointment

Please do not drive to SNEC for your appointment – the tests you will need to have might mean that you will be unable to drive yourself home. Please arrange for someone to pick you up after your appointment.

What do I bring for my appointment?
Please bring along your:

Outpatient Appointment Card (for existing patients)

Singapore NRIC, Birth certificate (if you are under 15) or Passport and Employment Pass/Work Permit/Dependent Pass

Civil Service Card/Public Service Card (for civil servants and their dependants only)

Any other medical benefits eligibility cards/documents

Sunglasses – some patients find this useful after they have had eye drops

If this is your first visit, please bring along the items listed above and the following:

Referral letter from your polyclinic/other healthcare institutions/private doctor
Medication, if any

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