The National University Hospital (NUH) is a tertiary specialist hospital that provides advanced, leading-edge medical care and services. They have high tech facilities as well as well trained and committed staff and have wide range of medical specialists. It includes Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. Moreover it was chosen by the Ministry of Health in 2007 to develop two new national specialist centres which are the National University Heart Centre, Singapore and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. The NUH became the first Singapore hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation in 2004.
Vision
- Shaping Medicine for the Future
Mission
- Advancinghealth by integrating excellent clinical care, research and education.
Core Value
- Teamwork, respect, integrity, compassion, excellence
Quality Policy
- To Our Patients - Quality Care and Service
- To Our Staff - Safe and Fulfilling Work Environment
- To Our Community - Responsible Citizenry
II. SWOT Analysis of NUH
Strength Weakness
- Good reputation : get many rewards
- At the forefront of medical, nursing and dental education in Asia
- Strong resources : good at research and development, innovation
- Experienced medical professionals as well as dedicated and well-trained medical staff - Less exposure to international platform
- Regional presence is not too strong compare to other public hospital
Opportunity Threat
- Hospital is under expansion : NUH medical centre is under construction and integration
- Strong human resources : hospital link with medical university
- Major referral centre delivering tertiary care for a wide range of medical and dental specialties
- Being teaching related hospital make NUH as research type hospital - Competition within the regional firms
- Private hospitals equipped with advanced and