Accreditations
- 11 Singapore hospitals and three medical centres have obtained Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, an affirmation of the high standard of healthcare services available here. JCI is the international arm of United States-based Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the main hospital accreditation agency in the US.
- 11 Singapore hospitals are International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified.
Accolades
- For the second year running, Singapore won the "Best Medical/Wellness Tourism Destination" award at the TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2008.
- Singapore won the "Best Medical/Wellness Tourism Destination" award at the TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2007.
- In 2007, Singapore topped an annual quality of life survey among Asian cities in a study conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
- In 2003, the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) ranked Singapore's healthcare system as the third best in the world and the country best prepared to deal with a major medical crisis in Asia.
- In 2002, Mercer Human Resource Consulting's survey ranked Singapore as the second safest city in the world.
- In 2000, the World Health Organization ranked Singapore's healthcare system as the best in Asia and sixth best in the world.
- Singapore's blood supply ranks among the safest in the world. The Centre for Transfusion Medicine in Singapore is internationally reputed for its high standards of blood safety practices and management of blood transfusion services. It is recognised as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
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