Some observations:It is noted that the more expensive the hospital bill, the shorter the stay. I wonder if there is a causual effect - Does higher hospital bill comes with better services rendered? Or patients choose to shorten the length of stay in view of the high expenses? Or patients who need longer-term hospital care opt for cheaper wards?
Alexandra Hospital and East Shore Hospital seem to offer the most affordable healthcare services among their respective peers. Does location/accessibility has something to do with it? Or is it because of the range of their services available?
Note:
1. Medical Specialties include Cardiology, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Paediatrics Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, etc
2.Surgical Specialties include Cardiothoracic Surgery, ENT, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatrics Surgery, Plastic Surgery, etc
3. The above list is not a comprehensive list of hospitals in Singapore. For a comprehensive list, see here.
4. The data is extracted from Ministry of Health website. However, I have excluded KK Women's & Children's Hospital, National Heart Centre and Thomson Medical Centre as I think they are closer to Specialist Centres.
