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KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialties

surgical termination gynaecology maternity women's health general hospital services paediatric haematology paediatric oncology paediatric cardiothoracic surgery congenital heart disease embryo donation assisted reproduction IVF Women's and children's care Palliative services fertility preservation egg cryopreservation sperm cryopreservation embryo cryopreservation ovarian tissue cryopreservation oncofertility minimally invasive gynecological surgery fertility surgery endometriosis surgery laparoscopic surgery fertility treatment fertility services preimplantation genetic testing paediatric genetics whole exome sequencing pathology rare disease diagnosis prenatal testing genetic testing PGT-A pilot trial women's medicine paediatrics pediatric hydrotherapy gynae-oncology palliative care women's and children's health paediatric neurosurgery pediatric brain tumor surgery pediatric surgical oncology childhood cancers paediatric palliative care anatomical pathology microbiology chemical pathology paediatric pathology women's health pathology maternal-fetal medicine prenatal care neonatal intensive care pediatric cancers pediatric neurology sperm banking reproductive services fertility

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Abortion Access in Singapore: Public hospital; typically accessed via referral from a general practitioner or polyclinic
Birth Tourism Feasibility in Singapore: Public/restructured hospital. Foreigners pay full unsubsidised rate; government subsidies and MediSave are unavailable to non-residents. Requires Financial Counselling session between 36-40 weeks of pregnancy with full deposit collected at admission.
Blepharoplasty Quality in Singapore: Dr. Michael Ku Hung Hsieh is affiliated here
Cancer Treatment Cost Savings in Singapore
Cardiac Surgery Quality in Singapore: Paediatric Cardiothoracic Unit operating since 1997. Singapore's largest paediatric heart surgery unit. Averages 101 cardiac surgeries annually (range 82-127), approximately 73 open-heart. Average annual mortality of 3.8 patients (range 0-10). Outcomes comparable to leading global paediatric units.
Embryo Donation Availability in Singapore: Largest public ART unit in Singapore; operates KKIVF Centre with Donor Sperm, Egg and Embryo Programme
End-of-Life Counseling in Singapore: One of nine SingHealth institutions in the Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre
Fertility Preservation in Singapore: Public hospital with KKIVF Centre and OncoFertility Clinic. Offers full spectrum of fertility preservation services including ovarian tissue cryopreservation for cancer patients.
Fertility Surgery Quality in Singapore: APAGE-accredited as training centre since 2016, trained 50 international fellows since 1998, largest laparoscopic workload in Singapore, 24-hour Level 3 laparoscopic surgeon on-call, includes KK Endometriosis Centre with multidisciplinary care
Fertility Technology in Singapore: KKIVF Centre performed over 5,400 procedures in 2023; transitioned fully from slow-freezing to vitrification; achieved world-first live birth from oocyte maturation using ovarian tissue from cancer patient; multiple birth rate ~5% in 2022
Gender Selection Legality in Singapore
Genetic Testing (PGT) in Singapore: Site for PGT-A pilot trial; KKIVF Centre; Requires geneticist referral before PGT; Launched Temasek Foundation PREDICT programme in 2024; Runs genetics education fellowships
Genetic Testing Availability in Singapore: Largest paediatric genetics team in Singapore; ISO 15189 and CAP accredited; hosts Temasek Foundation Genomics for Kids in ASEAN programme; Gene Detectives diagnostic programme uncovers rare disorders
Hospital Accreditation in Singapore: Part of SingHealth. JCI accredited in 2005. Re-accredited as Academic Medical Centre by JCI in 2014.
Hydrotherapy Facilities in Singapore: Part of SingHealth cluster. Operates 11-meter dedicated hydrotherapy pool with three depth zones at 32-34°C. Features pool-entry ramp, commode wheelchair, adapted bathrooms with call bells, and specialized shower chair for children. Serves patients with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and neurodevelopmental delay. Requires medical practitioner referral to Rehabilitation Centre.
IVF Cost Savings in Singapore: public hospital; quotes base IVF costs of SGD 10,000–18,000 per cycle before subsidies
IVF Quality in Singapore: KKIVF Centre is the largest single facility performing about one-third of national ART volume. OHSS rates below 1% in 2023; multiple birth rate approximately 5% in 2022. Has delivered over 11,100 babies since 1993 and performed more than 5,400 procedures in 2023. Achieved world's first live birth from in vitro maturation of oocytes from ovarian tissue (2012) and first live birth from its own oocyte cryopreservation program (2018). Uses single blastocyst transfer protocol achieving approximately 43% pregnancy rate.
Integrative Oncology Quality in Singapore: Women's Palliative Care Service operates music therapy program providing bedside music therapy sessions for gynae-oncology patients on palliative care. Outcomes published in 2025 peer-reviewed study.
Neurosurgery Quality in Singapore: Manages 90% of Singapore's childhood cancers. Offsite 1.5 Tesla intraoperative MRI at SGH. 15-year study (2002-2017) of 396 pediatric brain tumors: 1-year survival 89.5%, 5-year survival 72.2%.
Oncologic Surgery Quality in Singapore: Handles 70-80% of all childhood cancers in Singapore. Full multidisciplinary pediatric oncology surgical team. Offers clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery and pediatric surgical oncology.
Palliative Care Quality in Singapore: Operates formal Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) service covering cancer and non-cancer patients across specialty referral streams. Launched Cocoon Programme, a Lien Foundation-funded S$4.7 million dedicated 8-bed paediatric palliative facility at Sengkang Community Hospital for children up to age 16.
Pathology Quality in Singapore: Triple accreditation from SAC ISO 15189, CAP, and RCPA; RCPA accreditation as specialist training centre for Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology, and Chemical Pathology; approximately 200-person laboratory team; offers non-invasive prenatal testing, biochemical genetics, newborn metabolic screening
Prenatal Care Quality in Singapore: Largest maternity hospital in Southeast Asia, approximately 12,000 births annually. JCI accredited since 2005, JCI Academic Medical Centre designation 2014. KK Fetal Centre accredited by Fetal Medicine Foundation and recognized as ISUOG Teaching and Training Centre. Fetal Surgery Suite opened July 2015. NICU neonatal mortality rate 1.99 per 1,000 live births. Participates in Vermont Oxford Network since 1998. Offers Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis Fellowships (12 months) and High Risk Obstetrics Fellowships (6 months). KKH STORK Centre (launched 2022) manages high-risk pregnancies across 10 specialized clinics.
Radiation Therapy Quality in Singapore: Collaborates with NCCS for pediatric cancer treatment.
Rhinoplasty Quality in Singapore: Dr Dennis Chua is a visiting consultant here.
Specialized Diagnostics in Singapore: Public hospital with JCI accreditation; operates dedicated neurophysiology lab with video EEG and long-term video EEG monitoring for pre-surgical epilepsy evaluation in paediatric patients
Sperm Donation Availability in Singapore: KKIVF Centre; operates sperm bank and donor sperm egg embryo programme
Surrogacy Cost in Singapore: Internationally accredited; part of Singapore's world-class fertility infrastructure; cannot be used for surrogacy procedures
Surrogacy Legality in Singapore: Internationally accredited facility; legally barred from providing surrogacy-related medical services

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