General Medicine | Sengkang General Hospital

Department of General Medicine

The Department of General Medicine is an integral part of Sengkang General Hospital offering a myriad of specialised medical services and have dedicated experienced Consultants in various disciplines including:

The Department of General Medicine provides both acute inpatient medical care as well as outpatient consult services at the Sengkang General Hospital Medical Centre.

Our department has a simple aim – to provide compassionate and holistic multidisciplinary care to all patients in Sengkang General Hospital. We work very closely with our nursing colleagues and our allied health colleagues in Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, Dietetics, Psychology and Medical Social Services to achieve our aims.

The Department of General Medicine also believes strongly in medical education and we will have medical undergraduate colleagues from National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School and Lee Kong Chian (LKC) School of Medicine attached to our department.

Despite our relative "young" department, it has been involved in various research activities to improve the lives of patients such as the IPPT-S initiative where screening elderly residents in the north-east for frailty in various parts of Sengkang and Punggol.

FAQs

What's the difference between Family Medicine and General Medicine?

In general, family physicians are trained to diagnose and treat an entire spectrum of medical issues for patients of all ages and provide long term treatment of chronic medical conditions. General Medicine physicians, on the other hand, has expertise on common adult medical conditions. We are able to provide diagnosis of complex medical conditions, plan treatment and management before discharging patients back into the care of our Family Medicine colleagues in the community.

The training and education of General Medicine physicians focuses on internal medicine subspecialties, internists develop a comprehensive and deeper expertise in their respective fields. This allows them to diagnose a wide variety of diseases that commonly affect adults and to handle complicated cases where multiple conditions affect a single patient.

How do I find the best doctor for my condition?

At Sengkang General Hospital our team of specialist provides dedicated and quality clinical care. Make an appointment online, or browse the Find a doctor directory - it provides you with a comprehensive reference to our specialists including their qualification, background and awards.

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