Raffles Medical Group (RMG), () is a private healthcare provider in Asia, operating medical facilities in thirteen cities in Singapore, China, Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia.
RMG has a network of clinics with family physicians, specialists and dental surgeons and owns Raffles Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Singapore, which accommodates surgical centres, medical laboratories and 24 specialist centres in various areas like Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Cardiology, Oncology and Orthopaedics.
RMG's medical practice is based on the Group Practice Model.
RMG has its own consumer healthcare division which develops and distributes nutraceuticals, supplements, vitamins and medical diagnostic equipment.
RMG is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.
History
Founding
In 1976, the group's founders, Dr Loo Choon Yong and Dr Alfred Loh, opened their first two clinics in Singapore's Central Business District with the aim of providing medical services to corporate clients. By 1989, this had grown to five clinics and it was then that the two friends decided to incorporate their clinics into a medical practice group. Expanding after its incorporation, RMG moved into Singapore's HDB heartlands with their first neighbourhood clinic in 1993. The first of these areas included Telok Blangah, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Siglap, Tampines, Pasir Ris and Bedok.
In 1990, RMG tendered and obtained a contract with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to provide medical services to the passengers transiting through Changi International Airport as well as airport workers. This also marked RMG's first 24-hour clinic.
Patients of Raffles Medical Clinics that required specialist care were initially referred to the public hospitals or private specialists. In 1991, RMG appointed specialists in its medical staff. The Group consolidated its specialist service in 1993 with the opening of Raffles SurgiCentre at No. 182 Clemenceau Avenue – the first free-standing day surgery centre at Southeast Asia. It had four operating theatres, 28 recovery beds and two beds in intensive care unit.
By 1996, the network of clinics had grown to 30 branches covering most parts of Singapore. When Raffles SurgiCentre saw a lack of space for further expansion, Dr Loo began looking for a site to build a hospital. They eventually settled on Blanco Court, a commercial building at the intersection of North Bridge Road and Ophir Road. Construction works to convert it into a hospital began in 1999. This culminated in the opening of the 380-bed Raffles Hospital on 31 March 2001. It consists of 24 different specialist centres which provides specialist services such as obstetrics and gynaecology, cardiology, oncology and orthopaedics.
Today, the Group is present in Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan. The Group runs a network of 106 multi-disciplinary clinics across Singapore and medical centres in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Osaka. Raffles Medical Group also has representative offices in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Bangladesh, as well as associates throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Airport clinics in Singapore's Changi International Airport and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport are also managed by them.
Medical and clinical support services
Raffles Hospital
Health Screening
Outpatient and Inpatient Care
Intensive Care Unit
Day Surgery
Angiography
International Patient Information and Customer services (Raffles IPC) 24 hour Emergency Unit Medical Evacuation
Raffles Medical Clinics
These clinics offer primary healthcare services in various locations in Singapore.
Raffles Specialist Centres
Raffles Cancer Centre
Raffles Children Centre
Raffles Chinese Medicine
Raffles Counselling Centre
Raffles Diabetes & Endocrine Centre
Raffles Dental
Raffles Dialysis Centre
Raffles ENT Centre
Raffles Eye Centre
Raffles Fertility Centre
Raffles Health Screeners
Raffles Heart Centre
Raffles Internal Medicine Centre
Raffles Japanese Clinic
Raffles Neuroscience Centre
Raffles Nuclear Medicine Centre
Raffles Orthopaedic Center
Raffles Pain Management Centre
Raffles Radiology
Raffles Rehabilitation Centre
Raffles Skin & Aesthetics
Raffles Surgery Centre
Raffles Urology Centre
Raffles Women Centre
Raffles Medical International
RMG operates three medical centres in Hong Kong and medical centres in Shanghai and Osaka.