KK Women's and Children's Hospital

KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH)
Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-kanak KK (Malay)
竹脚妇幼医院 (Chinese)
கே கே பெண்கள் மற்றும் குழந்தைகள் மருத்துவமனை (Tamil)
SingHealth
Street view of KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Map
Geography
Location100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899
Coordinates1°18′38.0″N 103°50′49.0″E / 1.310556°N 103.846944°E / 1.310556; 103.846944
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds830[1]
SpecialityWomen's and children's hospital
Public transit accessLittle India
History
Opened1858; 167 years ago (1858)
Links
Websitewww.kkh.com.sg

KK Women's and Children's Hospital (abbreviation: KKH) is the largest public hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore, located at 100 Bukit Timah Road.[2]

From its humble beginnings as a small general hospital in 1858 to a 30-bed maternity hospital in 1924,[2] KKH has grown into an 830-bed hospital providing obstetric and gynecology, neonatology, and pediatric services.

Often referred to as "KK" amongst locals,[3] it is the birthplace of a sizeable proportion of Singaporeans, delivering over half of total newborns in the country as early as 1938.

History

Another view of the hospital

The hospital's name comes from the Malay term for "buffalo shed" (kandang = shed / pen + kerbau = buffalo), reflecting the area's past link with buffalo rearing.[3]

While the hospital initially started as one catering to health care for women, mainly for gynecology and obstetrics, it has since expanded its role.[citation needed]

First, the pediatrics department was added for the care of the babies after delivery, but over the years it expanded into a full pediatric service, treating younger patients for all kinds of illnesses up to teenagers. An offshoot, the neonatology service, was then added. Thus the expanded role of the hospital warranted a renaming to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.[citation needed]

On 1 October 1924, KKH was converted to a maternity hospital with 30 beds.[3] It was also used to train students in midwifery and medicine.[3]

During World War II, KKH became an emergency general hospital for the population when Japan attacked Singapore.[3] During the Japanese occupation of Singapore, the hospital was called Chuo Byoin or Central Hospital.[3]

In 1966, the hospital entered the Guinness Book of Records for delivering the highest number of newborns within a single maternity facility for that year, and it continued to hold on to this record for a full decade,[2] delivering 85% of the population.[4]

In March 1997, the hospital moved to its present site.[4]

As a result of a restructuring exercise in the local healthcare scene, the hospital became a member of the Singapore Health Services on 1 April 2000.[4]

In 2003, the old premises were marked as a historical site by the National Heritage Board,[2] a tribute to an institution that has been the birthplace of over 1.2 million Singaporeans since its inception.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Overview". KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala (11 December 2002). "Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH)". National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Auto, Hermes (17 October 2016). "From treating sex workers to maternity hospital: History of KKH | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Hospital Milestones". KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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