SINGAPORE — The new 24-storey National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (May 18).
Accessible via a direct link bridge to Outram Park MRT, the new centre — which is five times larger than the previous premises — has nearly double the number of chemotherapy recliner chairs and beds as well as consultation rooms compared to before.
While the centre expects to be able to handle double the number of patient visits compared to before by 2030, NCCS’ CEO William Hwang said this will take some time. “As our population continues to age, we can, unfortunately, expect more people to be diagnosed with cancer,” he added. During the launch in January last year, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the total development budget for Phase One is about S$4 billion.
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